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Cooks syndrome

MedGen UID:
354848
Concept ID:
C1862841
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Anonychia and absence/hypoplasia of distal phalanges; Anonychia-onychodystrophy with hypoplasia or absence of distal phalanges
SNOMED CT: Cooks syndrome (720747002)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID:
141047
Concept ID:
C0443147
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007134
OMIM®: 106995
Orphanet: ORPHA1487

Definition

Familial anonychia/onychodystrophy with hypoplasia or absence of distal phalanges (ODP) is a rare disorder characterized by onychodystrophy, anonychia, brachydactyly of the fifth finger, and digitalization of the thumbs, with absence or hypoplasia of the distal phalanges of the hands and feet. Generally the nails of the first to third digits are progressively deformed with total anonychia in the last 2 digits and in all toes (summary by Genzer-Nir et al., 2010). A syndrome has been described in which affected females display juvenile hypertrophy of the breast (JHB; 113670) in association with ODP, whereas males have only ODP (mammary-digital-nail syndrome; 613689). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Short 5th finger
MedGen UID:
334269
Concept ID:
C1842878
Congenital Abnormality
Hypoplasia (congenital reduction in size) of the fifth finger, also known as the little finger.
Complete duplication of thumb phalanx
MedGen UID:
767638
Concept ID:
C3554724
Finding
A complete duplication affecting one or more of the phalanges of the thumb. As opposed to a partial duplication were there is still a variable degree of fusion between the duplicated bones, a complete duplication leads to two separate bones appearing side to side (radio-ulnar axis) as seen on x-rays. A duplication leading to an accesory bone appearing in the proximo-distal axis on x-rays, this is actually a different entity called a Pseudoepiphyses (see according terms) sometimes also referred to as Hyperphalangism.
Shortening of all distal phalanges of the fingers
MedGen UID:
867248
Concept ID:
C4021608
Finding
Hypoplasia of all of the distal phalanx of finger.
Shortening of all distal phalanges of the toes
MedGen UID:
870678
Concept ID:
C4025132
Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormally short distal phalanx of toe of all toes.
High palate
MedGen UID:
66814
Concept ID:
C0240635
Congenital Abnormality
Height of the palate more than 2 SD above the mean (objective) or palatal height at the level of the first permanent molar more than twice the height of the teeth (subjective).
Downslanted palpebral fissures
MedGen UID:
98391
Concept ID:
C0423110
Finding
The palpebral fissure inclination is more than two standard deviations below the mean.
Prominent nose
MedGen UID:
98423
Concept ID:
C0426415
Finding
Distance between subnasale and pronasale more than two standard deviations above the mean, or alternatively, an apparently increased anterior protrusion of the nasal tip.
Underdeveloped nasal alae
MedGen UID:
322332
Concept ID:
C1834055
Congenital Abnormality
Thinned, deficient, or excessively arched ala nasi.
Prominent nasal bridge
MedGen UID:
343051
Concept ID:
C1854113
Finding
Anterior positioning of the nasal root in comparison to the usual positioning for age.
Short philtrum
MedGen UID:
350006
Concept ID:
C1861324
Finding
Distance between nasal base and midline upper lip vermilion border more than 2 SD below the mean. Alternatively, an apparently decreased distance between nasal base and midline upper lip vermilion border.
Nail dystrophy
MedGen UID:
66368
Concept ID:
C0221260
Disease or Syndrome
Onychodystrophy (nail dystrophy) refers to nail changes apart from changes of the color (nail dyschromia) and involves partial or complete disruption of the various keratinous layers of the nail plate.
Anonychia
MedGen UID:
120563
Concept ID:
C0265998
Congenital Abnormality
Congenital anonychia is defined as the absence of fingernails and toenails. Anonychia and its milder phenotypic variant, hyponychia, usually occur as a feature of genetic syndromes, in association with significant skeletal and limb anomalies. Isolated nonsyndromic congenital anonychia/hyponychia is a rare entity that usually follows autosomal recessive inheritance with variable expression, even within a given family. The nail phenotypes observed range from no nail field to a nail field of reduced size with an absent or rudimentary nail (summary by Bruchle et al., 2008). This form of nail disorder is referred to here as nonsyndromic congenital nail disorder-4 (NDNC4). For a list of other nonsyndromic congenital nail disorders and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity, see NDNC1 (161050).
Nail dysplasia
MedGen UID:
331737
Concept ID:
C1834405
Congenital Abnormality
The presence of developmental dysplasia of the nail.

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCooks syndrome
Follow this link to review classifications for Cooks syndrome in Orphanet.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Poerink JG, Kon M, van Minnen LP
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011 Jun;64(6):822-6. Epub 2010 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.08.043. PMID: 20926359

Diagnosis

Brennan CB, Buehler T, Lesher JL Jr
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jul-Aug;30(4):e52-3. Epub 2012 Feb 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01668.x. PMID: 22329539

Prognosis

Poerink JG, Kon M, van Minnen LP
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011 Jun;64(6):822-6. Epub 2010 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.08.043. PMID: 20926359

Clinical prediction guides

Castori M, Brancati F, Mingarelli R, Mundlos S, Dallapiccola B
Am J Med Genet A 2007 Jan 15;143A(2):195-9. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31433. PMID: 17163524

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