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Otofaciocervical syndrome 2(OTFCS2)

MedGen UID:
1782278
Concept ID:
C5442121
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: OTFCS2; OTOFACIOCERVICAL SYNDROME 2, WITH T-CELL DEFICIENCY
 
Gene (location): PAX1 (20p11.22)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014254
OMIM®: 615560

Definition

Otofaciocervical syndrome-2 with T-cell deficiency (OTFCS2) is a rare disorder characterized by facial anomalies, cup-shaped low-set ears, preauricular fistulas, hearing loss, branchial defects, skeletal anomalies including vertebral defects, low-set clavicles, winged scapulae, sloping shoulders, and mild intellectual disability (summary by Pohl et al., 2013). Patients have been reported who also exhibit altered thymus development with T-cell immunodeficiency and recurrent, sometimes fatal, infections (Paganini et al., 2017; Yamazaki et al., 2020). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of otofaciocervical syndrome, see OTFCS1 (166780). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Renal cyst
MedGen UID:
854361
Concept ID:
C3887499
Disease or Syndrome
A fluid filled sac in the kidney.
Scapular winging
MedGen UID:
66822
Concept ID:
C0240953
Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormal protrusion of the scapula away from the surface of the back.
Tapered finger
MedGen UID:
98098
Concept ID:
C0426886
Finding
The gradual reduction in girth of the finger from proximal to distal.
Clinodactyly
MedGen UID:
1644094
Concept ID:
C4551485
Congenital Abnormality
An angulation of a digit at an interphalangeal joint in the plane of the palm (finger) or sole (toe).
Mixed hearing impairment
MedGen UID:
102336
Concept ID:
C0155552
Disease or Syndrome
A type of hearing loss resulting from a combination of conductive hearing impairment and sensorineural hearing impairment.
Low-set ears
MedGen UID:
65980
Concept ID:
C0239234
Congenital Abnormality
Upper insertion of the ear to the scalp below an imaginary horizontal line drawn between the inner canthi of the eye and extending posteriorly to the ear.
Cupped ear
MedGen UID:
335186
Concept ID:
C1845447
Congenital Abnormality
Laterally protruding ear that lacks antihelical folding (including absence of inferior and superior crura).
Intellectual disability, moderate
MedGen UID:
7680
Concept ID:
C0026351
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Moderate mental retardation is defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the range of 35-49.
Global developmental delay
MedGen UID:
107838
Concept ID:
C0557874
Finding
A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age.
Mastoiditis
MedGen UID:
7480
Concept ID:
C0024904
Disease or Syndrome
Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system of the mastoid process.
Microretrognathia
MedGen UID:
326907
Concept ID:
C1839546
Finding
A form of developmental hypoplasia of the mandible in which the mandible is mislocalised posteriorly.
Down-sloping shoulders
MedGen UID:
346461
Concept ID:
C1856872
Finding
Low set, steeply sloping shoulders.
Conjunctivitis
MedGen UID:
1093
Concept ID:
C0009763
Disease or Syndrome
Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Carious teeth
MedGen UID:
8288
Concept ID:
C0011334
Disease or Syndrome
Caries is a multifactorial bacterial infection affecting the structure of the tooth. This term has been used to describe the presence of more than expected dental caries.
Dental malocclusion
MedGen UID:
9869
Concept ID:
C0024636
Anatomical Abnormality
Dental malocclusion refers to an abnormality of the occlusion, or alignment, of the teeth and the way the upper and lower teeth fit together, resulting in overcrowding of teeth or in abnormal bite patterns.
Lacrimal duct stenosis
MedGen UID:
116054
Concept ID:
C0238300
Finding
Narrowing of a tear duct (lacrimal duct).
Wide nasal bridge
MedGen UID:
341441
Concept ID:
C1849367
Finding
Increased breadth of the nasal bridge (and with it, the nasal root).
Periorbital dermoid cyst
MedGen UID:
892669
Concept ID:
C4073119
Disease or Syndrome
A cyst that is localized in the region of the orbit and exhibits an epithelial lining with a keratin-filled lumen. Hair follicles are one of the adnexal structures that are commonly found in walls of dermoid cysts.
Preauricular pit
MedGen UID:
120587
Concept ID:
C0266610
Congenital Abnormality
Small indentation anterior to the insertion of the ear.
Alacrima
MedGen UID:
87488
Concept ID:
C0344505
Disease or Syndrome
Absence of tear secretion.
Blue sclerae
MedGen UID:
154236
Concept ID:
C0542514
Finding
An abnormal bluish coloration of the sclera.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kreins AY, Bonfanti P, Davies EG
Front Immunol 2021;12:655354. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.655354. PMID: 33815417Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Yakici N, Kreins AY, Catak MC, Babayeva R, Erman B, Kenney H, Gungor HE, Cea PA, Kawai T, Bosticardo M, Delmonte OM, Adams S, Fan YT, Pala F, Turkyilmaz A, Howley E, Worth A, Kot H, Sefer AP, Kara A, Bulutoglu A, Bilgic-Eltan S, Altunbas MY, Bayram Catak F, Karakus IS, Karatay E, Tekeoglu SD, Eser M, Albayrak D, Citli S, Kiykim A, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Ozen A, Ghosh S, Gohlke H, Orhan F, Notarangelo LD, Davies EG, Baris S
Clin Immunol 2023 Oct;255:109757. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109757. PMID: 37689091Free PMC Article
Sherlaw-Sturrock C, Austin T, Baptista J, Gilmour K, Naik S
Eur J Med Genet 2022 Jul;65(7):104523. Epub 2022 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104523. PMID: 35595062
Kreins AY, Bonfanti P, Davies EG
Front Immunol 2021;12:655354. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.655354. PMID: 33815417Free PMC Article
Patil SJ, Das Bhowmik A, Bhat V, Satidevi Vineeth V, Vasudevamurthy R, Dalal A
Am J Med Genet A 2018 May;176(5):1200-1206. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38659. PMID: 29681087

Therapy

Kreins AY, Bonfanti P, Davies EG
Front Immunol 2021;12:655354. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.655354. PMID: 33815417Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pohl E, Aykut A, Beleggia F, Karaca E, Durmaz B, Keupp K, Arslan E, Palamar M, Yigit G, Özkinay F, Wollnik B
Hum Genet 2013 Nov;132(11):1311-20. Epub 2013 Jul 13 doi: 10.1007/s00439-013-1337-9. PMID: 23851939

Clinical prediction guides

Pohl E, Aykut A, Beleggia F, Karaca E, Durmaz B, Keupp K, Arslan E, Palamar M, Yigit G, Özkinay F, Wollnik B
Hum Genet 2013 Nov;132(11):1311-20. Epub 2013 Jul 13 doi: 10.1007/s00439-013-1337-9. PMID: 23851939

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