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Vesicoureteral reflux- MedGen UID:
- 21852
- •Concept ID:
- C0042580
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- Disease or Syndrome
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is characterized by the reflux of urine from the bladder into the ureters and sometimes into the kidneys. It is a risk factor for urinary tract infections. Primary VUR results from a developmental defect of the ureterovesical junction (UVJ). In combination with intrarenal reflux, the resulting inflammatory reaction may result in renal injury or scarring, also called reflux nephropathy (RN). Extensive renal scarring impairs renal function and may predispose patients to hypertension, proteinuria, and renal insufficiency (summary by Lu et al., 2007).
Genetic Heterogeneity of Vesicoureteral Reflux
A locus designated VUR1 maps to chromosome 1p13. VUR2 (610878) is caused by mutation in the ROBO2 gene (602431) on chromosome 3p12; VUR3 (613674) is caused by mutation in the SOX17 gene (610928) on chromosome 8q11; VUR4 (614317) maps to chromosome 5; VUR5 (614318) maps to chromosome 13; VUR6 (614319) maps to chromosome 18; VUR7 (615390) maps to chromosome 12; and VUR8 (615963) is caused by mutation in the TNXB gene (600985) on chromosome 6p21. A possible X-linked form has been reported (VURX; 314550).
Broad hallux- MedGen UID:
- 401165
- •Concept ID:
- C1867131
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- Finding
Visible increase in width of the hallux without an increase in the dorso-ventral dimension.
Shortening of all distal phalanges of the fingers- MedGen UID:
- 867248
- •Concept ID:
- C4021608
- •
- Finding
Hypoplasia of all of the distal phalanx of finger.
Atrial septal defect- MedGen UID:
- 6753
- •Concept ID:
- C0018817
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- Congenital Abnormality
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital abnormality of the interatrial septum that enables blood flow between the left and right atria via the interatrial septum.
Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis- MedGen UID:
- 138014
- •Concept ID:
- C0345030
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- Finding
Stenosis of a peripheral branch of the pulmonary artery.
Growth delay- MedGen UID:
- 99124
- •Concept ID:
- C0456070
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- Pathologic Function
A deficiency or slowing down of growth pre- and postnatally.
Imperforate anus- MedGen UID:
- 1997
- •Concept ID:
- C0003466
- •
- Congenital Abnormality
Congenital absence of the anus, i.e., the opening at the bottom end of the intestinal tract.
Anal stenosis- MedGen UID:
- 82644
- •Concept ID:
- C0262374
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- Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormal narrowing of the anal opening.
Hearing impairment- MedGen UID:
- 235586
- •Concept ID:
- C1384666
- •
- Disease or Syndrome
A decreased magnitude of the sensory perception of sound.
Aganglionic megacolon- MedGen UID:
- 5559
- •Concept ID:
- C0019569
- •
- Disease or Syndrome
The disorder described by Hirschsprung (1888) and known as Hirschsprung disease or aganglionic megacolon is characterized by congenital absence of intrinsic ganglion cells in the myenteric (Auerbach) and submucosal (Meissner) plexuses of the gastrointestinal tract. Patients are diagnosed with the short-segment form (S-HSCR, approximately 80% of cases) when the aganglionic segment does not extend beyond the upper sigmoid, and with the long-segment form (L-HSCR) when aganglionosis extends proximal to the sigmoid (Amiel et al., 2008). Total colonic aganglionosis and total intestinal HSCR also occur.
Genetic Heterogeneity of Hirschsprung Disease
Several additional loci for isolated Hirschsprung disease have been mapped. HSCR2 (600155) is associated with variation in the EDNRB gene (131244) on 13q22; HSCR3 (613711) is associated with variation in the GDNF gene (600837) on 5p13; HSCR4 (613712) is associated with variation in the EDN3 gene (131242) on 20q13; HSCR5 (600156) maps to 9q31; HSCR6 (606874) maps to 3p21; HSCR7 (606875) maps to 19q12; HSCR8 (608462) maps to 16q23; and HSCR9 (611644) maps to 4q31-q32.
HSCR also occurs as a feature of several syndromes including the Waardenburg-Shah syndrome (277580), Mowat-Wilson syndrome (235730), Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome (609460), and congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS; 209880).
Whereas mendelian modes of inheritance have been described for syndromic HSCR, isolated HSCR stands as a model for genetic disorders with complex patterns of inheritance. Isolated HSCR appears to be of complex nonmendelian inheritance with low sex-dependent penetrance and variable expression according to the length of the aganglionic segment, suggestive of the involvement of one or more genes with low penetrance. The development of surgical procedures decreased mortality and morbidity, which allowed the emergence of familial cases. HSCR occurs as an isolated trait in 70% of patients, is associated with chromosomal anomaly in 12% of cases, and occurs with additional congenital anomalies in 18% of cases (summary by Amiel et al., 2008).
Seizure- MedGen UID:
- 20693
- •Concept ID:
- C0036572
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- Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Delayed ability to walk- MedGen UID:
- 66034
- •Concept ID:
- C0241726
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- Finding
A failure to achieve the ability to walk at an appropriate developmental stage. Most children learn to walk in a series of stages, and learn to walk short distances independently between 12 and 15 months.
Delayed speech and language development- MedGen UID:
- 105318
- •Concept ID:
- C0454644
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- Finding
A degree of language development that is significantly below the norm for a child of a specified age.
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.
Ventriculomegaly- MedGen UID:
- 480553
- •Concept ID:
- C3278923
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- Finding
An increase in size of the ventricular system of the brain.
Intellectual disability- MedGen UID:
- 811461
- •Concept ID:
- C3714756
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.
Hypotonia- MedGen UID:
- 10133
- •Concept ID:
- C0026827
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- Finding
Hypotonia is an abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle). Even when relaxed, muscles have a continuous and passive partial contraction which provides some resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia thus manifests as diminished resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia is not the same as muscle weakness, although the two conditions can co-exist.
Plagiocephaly- MedGen UID:
- 1825944
- •Concept ID:
- C2081594
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- Finding
Asymmetric head shape, which is usually a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape.
Anterior plagiocephaly- MedGen UID:
- 868997
- •Concept ID:
- C4023413
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- Finding
Asymmetry of the anterior part of the skull.
Left unicoronal synostosis- MedGen UID:
- 869001
- •Concept ID:
- C4023417
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- Anatomical Abnormality
Synostosis affecting only the left coronal suture.
Microcephaly- MedGen UID:
- 1644158
- •Concept ID:
- C4551563
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- Finding
Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender.
Elevated circulating alkaline phosphatase concentration- MedGen UID:
- 727252
- •Concept ID:
- C1314665
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- Finding
Abnormally increased serum levels of alkaline phosphatase activity.
Upslanted palpebral fissure- MedGen UID:
- 98390
- •Concept ID:
- C0423109
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- Finding
The palpebral fissure inclination is more than two standard deviations above the mean for age (objective); or, the inclination of the palpebral fissure is greater than typical for age.
Broad nasal tip- MedGen UID:
- 98424
- •Concept ID:
- C0426429
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- Finding
Increase in width of the nasal tip.
Tented upper lip vermilion- MedGen UID:
- 326574
- •Concept ID:
- C1839767
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- Finding
Triangular appearance of the oral aperture with the apex in the midpoint of the upper vermilion and the lower vermilion forming the base.
Long palpebral fissure- MedGen UID:
- 340300
- •Concept ID:
- C1849340
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- Finding
Distance between medial and lateral canthi is more than two standard deviations above the mean for age (objective); or, apparently increased length of the palpebral fissures.
Wide nasal bridge- MedGen UID:
- 341441
- •Concept ID:
- C1849367
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- Finding
Increased breadth of the nasal bridge (and with it, the nasal root).
Short nose- MedGen UID:
- 343052
- •Concept ID:
- C1854114
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- Finding
Distance from nasion to subnasale more than two standard deviations below the mean, or alternatively, an apparently decreased length from the nasal root to the nasal tip.
Cleft palate- MedGen UID:
- 756015
- •Concept ID:
- C2981150
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- Congenital Abnormality
Cleft palate is a developmental defect of the palate resulting from a failure of fusion of the palatine processes and manifesting as a separation of the roof of the mouth (soft and hard palate).
Hypoplastic fingernail- MedGen UID:
- 347304
- •Concept ID:
- C1856786
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- Finding
Underdevelopment of a fingernail.
Hypertelorism- MedGen UID:
- 9373
- •Concept ID:
- C0020534
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- Finding
Although hypertelorism means an excessive distance between any paired organs (e.g., the nipples), the use of the word has come to be confined to ocular hypertelorism. Hypertelorism occurs as an isolated feature and is also a feature of many syndromes, e.g., Opitz G syndrome (see 300000), Greig cephalopolysyndactyly (175700), and Noonan syndrome (163950) (summary by Cohen et al., 1995).
- Abnormality of head or neck
- Abnormality of limbs
- Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Abnormality of the eye
- Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Abnormality of the integument
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Ear malformation
- Growth abnormality