Fibular aplasia-ectrodactyly syndrome

Fibular aplasia-ectrodactyly syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by aplasia/hypoplasia of the fibula, ectrodactyly, and/or brachydactyly/syndactyly. Additional symptoms include shortness of the femur and tibial/knee/hip/ankle defects. This disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.[2][3][4][5][6]

Fibular aplasia-ectrodactyly syndrome
Other namesBrachydactyly-ectrodactyly with fibular aplasia or hypoplasia[1]

Etiology edit

This disorder was first described in 2002 by Evans et al.. It was discovered that this disorder seems to have a male preference in sporadic cases, but tends to have an equal male-female preference in familial cases. Offspring have a higher chance of being born with the disorder if the mother carries the gene or is affected herself.[7]

This disorder is very rare, since only 60 cases have been recorded in medical literature.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fibular aplasia ectrodactyly". 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Fibular aplasia ectrodactyly syndrome". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 2022-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Gieruszczak-Bialek, D; Oldak, Monika; Skorka, Agata; Waligora, J; Korniszewski, L (2006-02-28). "Fibular aplasia with ectrodactyly - Broadening the clinical spectrum". European Journal of Medical Genetics. 49 (1): 83–6. doi:10.1016/j.ejmg.2005.04.019. PMID 16473314.
  4. ^ Zárate, Juan Manuel Guevara; Rodríguez, Andrea J.; Ortiz, Carlos A. (2018-06-21). "Síndrome de FATCO (aplasia fibular, campomelia de tibia y oligosindactilia) en paciente masculino: reporte de caso". Revista Colombiana de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación. 28 (1): 70–74. doi:10.28957/rcmfr.v28n1a7. ISSN 2256-5655. S2CID 81733923.
  5. ^ "OMIM Entry - 113310 - BRACHYDACTYLY-ECTRODACTYLY WITH FIBULAR APLASIA OR HYPOPLASIA". omim.org. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. ^ "Fibular aplasia ectrodactyly - About the Disease - Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  7. ^ Evans, Jane A.; Reed, Martin H.; Greenberg, Cheryl R. (2002-11-15). "Fibular aplasia with ectrodactyly". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 113 (1): 52–58. doi:10.1002/ajmg.10754. ISSN 0148-7299. PMID 12400066.
  8. ^ Bissonnette, Bruno; Luginbuehl, Igor; Engelhardt, Thomas (2019), "Brachydactyly-Ectrodactyly, Fibular Aplasia/Hypoplasia Syndrome", Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications (2 ed.), New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, retrieved 2022-05-14