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Klippel-Feil anomaly-myopathy-facial dysmorphism syndrome

ORPHA:447974· ICD-10 Q76.1

Definition

A rare genetic disease characterized by the association of Klippel-Feil anomaly (fusion of the cervical spine), myopathy, hypotonia, short stature, microcephaly, and facial dysmorphism (including low-set ears, bulbous nose, long philtrum, high-arched palate, and low posterior hairline, among others). Cardiac abnormalities and various skeletal anomalies (such as pectus excavatum or clinodactyly) have also been reported.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy