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The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.
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Orpha Number: 2722

Definition
Odonto-onycho dysplasia-alopecia syndrome is a rare, genetic ectodermal dysplasia syndrome characterized by almost total alopecia with only sparse, thin, brittle, slow-growing scalp hair, fair and sparse eyebrows and eyelashes, absent axillary and pubic hair, fragile and brittle fingernails, thick and brittle toenails (both with a subungual corneal layer), hypodontia, microdontia, widely spaced teeth with hypoplastic enamel, mild palmoplantar keratosis, café-au-lait spots and areolae anomalies. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1985.

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Last updated: 6/1/2017

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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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80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal fingernail morphology
Abnormal fingernails
Abnormality of the fingernails
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0001231
Alopecia
Hair loss
0001596
Hypoplastic toenails
Underdeveloped toenails
0001800
Microdontia
Decreased width of tooth
0000691
Misalignment of teeth
Abnormal dental position
Abnormal teeth spacing
Abnormality of alignment of teeth
Abnormality of teeth spacing
Crooked teeth
Malaligned teeth
Malposition of teeth
Malpositioned teeth
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0000692
Palmoplantar keratoderma
Thickening of palms and soles
0000982
Reduced number of teeth
Decreased tooth count
0009804
Sparse and thin eyebrow
Thin, sparse eyebrows
0000535
Sparse body hair 0002231
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Last updated: 2/1/2021
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Organizations Supporting this Disease

  • American Hair Loss Association
    23679 Calabasas Road # 682
    Calabasas, CA 91301-1502
    E-mail: info-ahla@americanhairloss.org
    Website: http://americanhairloss.org
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These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

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.
  • Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.

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