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Clinical features of selected syndromes associated with macrocephaly

Clinical features of selected syndromes associated with macrocephaly
Syndrome Clinical features (in addition to macrocephaly)
Predominantly cutaneous syndromes

Tuberous sclerosis 1*

MIM #191100
Facial angiofibromas, shagreen patch, hypopigmented macules, periungual fibromas, gingival fibromas

Neurofibromatosis type 1*

MIM #162200
Café-au-lait spots, axillary freckling, dermal neurofibroma, short stature, Lisch nodules

Linear epidermal nevus syndrome

MIM #163200
Asymmetric overgrowth, coloboma (eyelids, iris, choroid), linear nevus sebaceous; associated with basal cell carcinoma

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber

MIM %149000
Large cutaneous hemangioma with hypertrophy of related bones and soft tissues; syndactyly; polydactyly

Proteus

MIM #176920
Asymmetric, disproportionate overgrowth of body parts, epidermal nevi, hypertrophy of skin of soles, hemangioma (thorax, upper abdomen)

Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome

MIM #602501
Vascular mottling of the skin; congenital telangiectasias, syndactyly of second and third toes; polydactyly; asymmetry of the head, face, or body; nevus flammeus of the lip and/or philtrum; overgrowth with prenatal onset

Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome* (Gorlin syndrome)

MIM #109400
Frontoparietal bossing, broad nasal bridge, coarse facial features, highly arched eyebrows, pouting lower lip; odontogenic keratocysts of the mandible and maxilla; increased risk of basal cell carcinoma
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes

Cowden syndrome* (including Lhermitte-Duclos syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome)

MIM #158350
Birdlike facies; hypoplastic mandible and maxilla; cataract; microstomia; high-arched palate; pectus excavatum; genitourinary anomalies; skin tags; lipomas; subcutaneous nodules
Predominantly overgrowth syndromes

Sotos

MIM #117550
High prominent forehead, down-slanting palpebral fissures, long pointed chin, high-arched palate; tall stature and advanced bone age; normal adult height

Weaver*

MIM #277590
Accelerated growth with prenatal onset, advanced bone age, broad forehead, flat occiput, long philtrum, camptodactyly, broad thumbs, loose skin, deep-set nails; deep palmar and plantar creases

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel

MIM #312870
Accelerated growth with prenatal onset (weight more affected than height), coarse facial features, down-slanting palpebral fissures, thickened lips, wide mouth, large tongue, high-arched palate, prominent jaw, short neck, supernumerary nipples, hepatomegaly

Beckwith-Wiedemann*

MIM #130650
Omphalocele (or other umbilical abnormalities), hemihypertrophy, coarse facial features, macroglossia, neonatal macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia, increased risk of certain tumors (eg, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma)
Neuro-cardiofaciocutaneous syndromes

Noonan*

MIM #163950
Short stature (postnatal onset), congenital heart defects (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, pulmonic stenosis), webbed neck, abnormal chest, hypertelorism, down-slanting palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, deafness (sensorineural); deeply grooved philtrum

LEOPARD*

MIM #151100
Lentigines, ECG conduction abnormalities, ocular hypertelorism, pulmonic stenosis, abnormal genitalia, retardation of growth, deafness (sensorineural)

Costello*

MIM #218040
Poor weight gain, short stature, developmental delay, coarse facial features, deep palmar and plantar creases, papillomata, cardiac abnormalities, risk for tumors

Cardiofaciocutaneous

MIM #115150
Cardiac abnormalities (atrial septal defect, pulmonic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), cutaneous abnormalities (ichthyosis, hyperkeratosis, hemangioma), postnatal short stature, prominent forehead, bitemporal narrowing, coarse facial features, prominent philtrum, down-slanting palpebral fissures, short upturned nose
PTEN: phosphate and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome gene; ECG: electrocardiogram.
* Autosomal dominant inheritance.
¶ Associated with mutations in the Ras/mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathway genes.
Data from:
  1. Williams CA, Dagli A, Battaglia A. Genetic disorders associated with macrocephaly. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:2023.
  2. Olney AH. Macrocephaly syndromes. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2007; 14:128.
  3. Firth HV, Hurst JA, Hall JG. Macrocephaly. In: Oxford Desk Reference: Clinical Genetics, 1st ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005. p.162.
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