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Transverse terminal lower limb defect

MedGen UID:
1053070
Concept ID:
CN378298
Finding
HPO: HP:6000946

Definition

A congenital anomaly that appears as an amputation at different levels of the leg, e.g. femur, foreleg, ankle or toe. The limb is missing the terminal (distal) segment(s), with preservation of all the segment(s) proximal to the missing segment. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTransverse terminal lower limb defect

Conditions with this feature

Adams-Oliver syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1635567
Concept ID:
C4551482
Disease or Syndrome
Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) is characterized by aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) of the scalp and terminal transverse limb defects (TTLD). ACC lesions usually occur in the midline of the parietal or occipital regions, but can also occur on the abdomen or limbs. At birth, an ACC lesion may already have the appearance of a healed scar. ACC lesions less than 5 cm often involve only the skin and almost always heal over a period of months; larger lesions are more likely to involve the skull and possibly the dura, and are at greater risk for complications, which can include infection, hemorrhage, or thrombosis, and can result in death. The limb defects range from mild (unilateral or bilateral short distal phalanges) to severe (complete absence of all toes or fingers, feet or hands, or more, often resembling an amputation). The lower extremities are almost always more severely affected than the upper extremities. Additional major features frequently include cardiovascular malformations/dysfunction (23%), brain anomalies, and less frequently renal, liver, and eye anomalies.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zahari Z, Naga DNA, Bukry SA
Med J Malaysia 2024 Mar;79(Suppl 1):168-175. PMID: 38555902
Bedard T, Lowry RB, Sibbald B, Kiefer GN, Metcalfe A
Am J Med Genet A 2015 Nov;167A(11):2599-609. Epub 2015 Jul 14 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37240. PMID: 26171959
Caspers Conway KM, Romitti PA, Holmes L, Olney RS, Richardson SD; National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2014 Nov;100(11):863-76. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23292. PMID: 25132072Free PMC Article
Evans JA, Vitez M, Czeizel A
Am J Med Genet 1994 Jan 1;49(1):52-66. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320490111. PMID: 8172251
Lenz W
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1980 May;(148):9-17. PMID: 7379414

Diagnosis

Holmes LB, Nasri HZ
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Nov;188(11):3236-3241. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62941. PMID: 36073773
Thompson W, Carey PZ, Donald T, Nelson B, Bhoj EJ, Li D, Hakonarson H, Ramirez M, Elsea SH, Smith JL, Carey JC, Sobering AK
Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020 Aug;8(8):e1318. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1318. PMID: 32511891Free PMC Article
Renfree KJ, Dell PC
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Jul;41(7):e207-10. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.04.014. PMID: 27178874
Savarirayan R, Thompson EM, Abbott KJ, Moore MH
Am J Med Genet 1999 Sep 3;86(1):15-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19990903)86:1<15::aid-ajmg4>3.0.co;2-i. PMID: 10440823
Swartz EN, Sanatani S, Sandor GG, Schreiber RA
Am J Med Genet 1999 Jan 1;82(1):49-52. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19990101)82:1<49::aid-ajmg10>3.0.co;2-m. PMID: 9916843

Therapy

Caspers Conway KM, Romitti PA, Holmes L, Olney RS, Richardson SD; National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2014 Nov;100(11):863-76. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23292. PMID: 25132072Free PMC Article
Caspers KM, Romitti PA, Lin S, Olney RS, Holmes LB, Werler MM; National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2013 Nov;27(6):509-20. Epub 2013 Jul 31 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12075. PMID: 24134526Free PMC Article
Czeizel AE, Kodaj I, Lenz W
BMJ 1994 Jun 4;308(6942):1473-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6942.1473. PMID: 8019281Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Syvänen J, Nietosvaara Y, Ritvanen A, Koskimies E, Kauko T, Helenius I
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Nov 19;96(22):1898-904. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00155. PMID: 25410508
Swartz EN, Sanatani S, Sandor GG, Schreiber RA
Am J Med Genet 1999 Jan 1;82(1):49-52. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19990101)82:1<49::aid-ajmg10>3.0.co;2-m. PMID: 9916843
Henry RJ, Norton S
Prenat Diagn 1987 Nov;7(9):663-6. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970070909. PMID: 3321026

Clinical prediction guides

Zhang Y, Qing L, Luo G, Ahmadpoor X, Li X, Wu P, Tang J
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2023 Dec;87:273-283. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.050. PMID: 37924718
Suarez E, Bertoli MJ, Eloy JD, Shah SP
BMC Anesthesiol 2021 Apr 15;21(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01339-0. PMID: 33858352Free PMC Article
Syvänen J, Nietosvaara Y, Ritvanen A, Koskimies E, Kauko T, Helenius I
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Nov 19;96(22):1898-904. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00155. PMID: 25410508
Caspers Conway KM, Romitti PA, Holmes L, Olney RS, Richardson SD; National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2014 Nov;100(11):863-76. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23292. PMID: 25132072Free PMC Article
Malik S, Afzal M
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2013 Mar;23(3):219-20. PMID: 23458049

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