Lowry Wood syndrome

Title

Other Names:

Epiphyseal dysplasia, microcephaly and nystagmus; LWS

Categories:

Congenital and Genetic Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Summary Summary

The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.

Orpha Number: 1824

Disease definition

Lowry-Wood syndrome is characterized by the association of epiphyseal dysplasia, short stature, microcephaly and, in the first reported cases, congenital nystagmus. So far, less than 10 cases have been described in the literature. Variable degrees of intellectual deficit have also been reported. Other occasional features include retinitis pigmentosa (see this term) and coxa vara. Transmission appears to be autosomal recessive.

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Last updated: 9/29/2008

Symptoms Symptoms

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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Medical Terms	Other Names	Learn More: HPO ID
80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Epiphyseal dysplasia	Abnormal development of the ends of long bones in arms and legs	0002656
Irregular epiphyses	Irregular end part of long bone	0010582
Microcephaly	Abnormally small skull Decreased circumference of cranium Decreased size of skull Reduced head circumference Small head circumference [ more ]	0000252
Short stature	Decreased body height Small stature [ more ]	0004322
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of retinal pigmentation		0007703
Arthralgia	Joint pain	0002829
Coxa vara		0002812
Intellectual disability	Mental deficiency Mental retardation Mental retardation, nonspecific Mental-retardation [ more ]	0001249
Nystagmus	Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movements	0000639
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Abnormality of nail color	Abnormality of nail colour	0100643
Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum		0007370
Astigmatism	Abnormal curving of the cornea or lens of the eye	0000483
Brachydactyly	Short fingers or toes	0001156
Delayed skeletal maturation	Delayed bone maturation Delayed skeletal development [ more ]	0002750
Dislocated radial head		0003083
Joint stiffness	Stiff joint Stiff joints [ more ]	0001387
Patellar dislocation	Dislocated kneecap	0002999
Platyspondyly	Flattened vertebrae	0000926
Visual impairment	Impaired vision Loss of eyesight Poor vision [ more ]	0000505
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Autosomal recessive inheritance		0000007
Intellectual disability, mild	Mental retardation, borderline-mild Mild and nonprogressive mental retardation Mild mental retardation [ more ]	0001256
Shallow acetabular fossae		0003182
Small epiphyses	Small end part of bone	0010585
Small for gestational age	Birth weight less than 10th percentile Low birth weight [ more ]	0001518
Squared iliac bones		0003177

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Last updated: 4/1/2019

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In-Depth Information

The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Lowry Wood syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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