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Cranioectodermal dysplasia 4(CED4)

MedGen UID:
482246
Concept ID:
C3280616
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: CED4
 
Gene (location): WDR19 (4p14)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0013719
OMIM®: 614378

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Cranioectodermal Dysplasia
Cranioectodermal dysplasia (CED) is a ciliopathy with skeletal involvement (narrow thorax, shortened proximal limbs, syndactyly, polydactyly, brachydactyly), ectodermal features (widely spaced hypoplastic teeth, hypodontia, sparse hair, skin laxity, abnormal nails), joint laxity, growth deficiency, and characteristic facial features (frontal bossing, low-set simple ears, high forehead, telecanthus, epicanthal folds, full cheeks, everted lower lip). Most affected children develop nephronophthisis that often leads to end-stage kidney disease in infancy or childhood, a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Hepatic fibrosis and retinal dystrophy are also observed. Dolichocephaly, often secondary to sagittal craniosynostosis, is a primary manifestation that distinguishes CED from most other ciliopathies. Brain malformations and developmental delay may also occur. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
Weizhen Tan  |  Angela Lin  |  Kim Keppler-Noreuil   view full author information

Additional descriptions

From OMIM
Cranioectodermal dysplasia (CED), also known as Sensenbrenner syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive heterogeneous ciliopathy that is primarily characterized by skeletal abnormalities, including craniosynostosis, narrow rib cage, short limbs, and brachydactyly, and ectodermal defects. Nephronophthisis leading to progressive renal failure, hepatic fibrosis, heart defects, and retinitis pigmentosa have also been described (summary by Arts et al., 2011). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of cranioectodermal dysplasia, see CED1 (218330).  http://www.omim.org/entry/614378
From MedlinePlus Genetics
Abnormal development of ectodermal tissues in people with cranioectodermal dysplasia can lead to sparse hair, small or missing teeth, short fingernails and toenails, and loose skin.

Cranioectodermal dysplasia can affect additional organs and tissues in the body. A kidney disorder known as nephronophthisis occurs in many people with this condition, and it can lead to a life-threatening failure of kidney function known as end-stage renal disease. Abnormalities of the liver, heart, or eyes also occur in people with cranioectodermal dysplasia.

Development of bones in the rest of the skeleton is also affected in this condition. Abnormalities in the long bones of the arms and legs (metaphyseal dysplasia) lead to short limbs and short stature. In addition, affected individuals often have short fingers (brachydactyly). Some people with this condition have short rib bones and a narrow rib cage, which can cause breathing problems, especially in affected newborns.

Distinctive abnormalities of the skull and face are common in people with cranioectodermal dysplasia. Most affected individuals have a prominent forehead (frontal bossing) and an elongated head (dolichocephaly) due to abnormal fusion of certain skull bones (sagittal craniosynostosis). A variety of facial abnormalities can occur in people with this condition; these include low-set ears that may also be rotated backward, an increased distance between the inner corners of the eyes (telecanthus), and outside corners of the eyes that point upward or downward (upslanting or downslanting palpebral fissures) among others.

Cranioectodermal dysplasia is a disorder that affects many parts of the body. The most common features involve bone abnormalities and abnormal development of certain tissues known as ectodermal tissues, which include the skin, hair, nails, and teeth. The signs and symptoms of this condition vary among affected individuals, even among members of the same family.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cranioectodermal-dysplasia

Clinical features

From HPO
Stage 5 chronic kidney disease
MedGen UID:
384526
Concept ID:
C2316810
Disease or Syndrome
A degree of kidney failure severe enough to require dialysis or kidney transplantation for survival characterized by a severe reduction in glomerular filtration rate (less than 15 ml/min/1.73 m2) and other manifestations including increased serum creatinine.
Pes valgus
MedGen UID:
299028
Concept ID:
C1578482
Anatomical Abnormality
An outward deviation of the foot at the talocalcaneal or subtalar joint.
Short distal phalanx of finger
MedGen UID:
326590
Concept ID:
C1839829
Finding
Short distance from the end of the finger to the most distal interphalangeal crease or the distal interphalangeal joint flexion point. That is, hypoplasia of one or more of the distal phalanx of finger.
Broad distal phalanx of finger
MedGen UID:
342551
Concept ID:
C1850630
Finding
Abnormally wide (broad) distal phalanx of finger.
Cutaneous finger syndactyly
MedGen UID:
866898
Concept ID:
C4021254
Congenital Abnormality
A soft tissue continuity in the A/P axis between two fingers that extends distally to at least the level of the proximal interphalangeal joints, or a soft tissue continuity in the A/P axis between two fingers that lies significantly distal to the flexion crease that overlies the metacarpophalangeal joint of the adjacent fingers.
Broad phalanx of the toes
MedGen UID:
869558
Concept ID:
C4023986
Anatomical Abnormality
Increased width of phalanx of one or more toes.
Short stature
MedGen UID:
87607
Concept ID:
C0349588
Finding
A height below that which is expected according to age and gender norms. Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms).
Protruding ear
MedGen UID:
343309
Concept ID:
C1855285
Finding
Angle formed by the plane of the ear and the mastoid bone greater than the 97th centile for age (objective); or, outer edge of the helix more than 2 cm from the mastoid at the point of maximum distance (objective).
Subdural hygroma
MedGen UID:
155876
Concept ID:
C0751533
Disease or Syndrome
Accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid in the subdural space.
Bone marrow hypocellularity
MedGen UID:
383749
Concept ID:
C1855710
Finding
A reduced number of hematopoietic cells present in the bone marrow relative to marrow fat.
Frontal bossing
MedGen UID:
67453
Concept ID:
C0221354
Congenital Abnormality
Bilateral bulging of the lateral frontal bone prominences with relative sparing of the midline.
Narrow chest
MedGen UID:
96528
Concept ID:
C0426790
Finding
Reduced width of the chest from side to side, associated with a reduced distance from the sternal notch to the tip of the shoulder.
Sagittal craniosynostosis
MedGen UID:
140921
Concept ID:
C0432123
Congenital Abnormality
A kind of craniosynostosis affecting the sagittal suture.
Joint hypermobility
MedGen UID:
336793
Concept ID:
C1844820
Finding
The capability that a joint (or a group of joints) has to move, passively and/or actively, beyond normal limits along physiological axes.
Pectus excavatum
MedGen UID:
781174
Concept ID:
C2051831
Finding
A defect of the chest wall characterized by a depression of the sternum, giving the chest ("pectus") a caved-in ("excavatum") appearance.
Neonatal hypotonia
MedGen UID:
412209
Concept ID:
C2267233
Disease or Syndrome
Muscular hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone) manifesting in the neonatal period.
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
MedGen UID:
1640560
Concept ID:
C4551649
Congenital Abnormality
Congenital dysplasia of the hip (CDH) is an abnormality of the seating of the femoral head in the acetabulum. Its severity ranges from mild instability of the femoral head with slight capsular laxity, through moderate lateral displacement of the femoral head, without loss of contact of the head with the acetabulum, up to complete dislocation of the femoral head from the acetabulum. It is one of the most common skeletal congenital anomalies (summary by Sollazzo et al., 2000). Acetabular dysplasia is an idiopathic, localized developmental dysplasia of the hip that is characterized by a shallow hip socket and decreased coverage of the femoral head. Its radiologic criteria include the center-edge angle of Wiberg, the Sharp angle, and the acetabular roof obliquity. Most patients with acetabular dysplasia develop osteoarthritis (165720) after midlife, and even mild acetabular dysplasia can cause hip osteoarthritis (summary by Mabuchi et al., 2006). CDH occurs as an isolated anomaly or with more general disorders represented by several syndromes and with chromosomal abnormalities such as trisomy 18 (Wynne-Davies, 1970). Genetic Heterogeneity of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Developmental dysplasia of the hip-1 (DDH1) maps to chromosome 13q22; DDH2 (615612) maps to chromosome 3p21. DDH3 (620690) is caused by mutation in the LRP1 gene (107770) on chromosome 12q13.
Recurrent pneumonia
MedGen UID:
195802
Concept ID:
C0694550
Disease or Syndrome
An increased susceptibility to pneumonia as manifested by a history of recurrent episodes of pneumonia.
Decreased nasal nitric oxide
MedGen UID:
767344
Concept ID:
C3554430
Finding
Reduced level of nasal nitric oxide (nNO). Current American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) guidelines for nNO measurements recommend air aspiration via a nasal probe while the subject exhales through the mouth against resistance in order to maintain velum closure.
Taurodontism
MedGen UID:
75596
Concept ID:
C0266039
Disease or Syndrome
Increased volume of dental pulp of permanent molar characterized by a crown body-root ratio equal or larger than 1:1 or an elongated pulp chambers and apical displacement of the bifurcation or trifurcation of the roots.
Thin vermilion border
MedGen UID:
108294
Concept ID:
C0578038
Finding
Height of the vermilion of the medial part of the lip more than 2 SD below the mean, or apparently reduced height of the vermilion of the lip in the frontal view. The vermilion is the red part of the lips (and confusingly, the vermilion itself is also often referred to as being equivalent the lips).
Epicanthus
MedGen UID:
151862
Concept ID:
C0678230
Congenital Abnormality
Epicanthus is a condition in which a fold of skin stretches from the upper to the lower eyelid, partially covering the inner canthus. Usher (1935) noted that epicanthus is a normal finding in the fetus of all races. Epicanthus also occurs in association with hereditary ptosis (110100).
Smooth philtrum
MedGen UID:
222980
Concept ID:
C1142533
Finding
Flat skin surface, with no ridge formation in the central region of the upper lip between the nasal base and upper vermilion border.
Anteverted nares
MedGen UID:
326648
Concept ID:
C1840077
Finding
Anteriorly-facing nostrils viewed with the head in the Frankfurt horizontal and the eyes of the observer level with the eyes of the subject. This gives the appearance of an upturned nose (upturned nasal tip).
Full cheeks
MedGen UID:
355661
Concept ID:
C1866231
Finding
Increased prominence or roundness of soft tissues between zygomata and mandible.
Cutis laxa
MedGen UID:
8206
Concept ID:
C0010495
Disease or Syndrome
Wrinkled, redundant, inelastic and sagging skin.
Onychogryposis
MedGen UID:
82671
Concept ID:
C0263537
Disease or Syndrome
Nail that appears thick when viewed on end.
Hypermetropia
MedGen UID:
43780
Concept ID:
C0020490
Disease or Syndrome
An abnormality of refraction characterized by the ability to see objects in the distance clearly, while objects nearby appear blurry.
Night blindness
MedGen UID:
10349
Concept ID:
C0028077
Disease or Syndrome
Inability to see well at night or in poor light.
Visual impairment
MedGen UID:
777085
Concept ID:
C3665347
Finding
Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery.
Rod-cone dystrophy
MedGen UID:
1632921
Concept ID:
C4551714
Disease or Syndrome
An inherited retinal disease subtype in which the rod photoreceptors appear to be more severely affected than the cone photoreceptors. Typical presentation is with nyctalopia (due to rod dysfunction) followed by loss of mid-peripheral field of vision, which gradually extends and leaves many patients with a small central island of vision due to the preservation of macular cones.

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Harada A, Miyashita S, Nagai R, Makino S, Murotsuki J
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2019 Jul;59(4):132-141. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/cga.12308. PMID: 30132994

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Etiology

Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Sikora W, Pawlak M, Bukowska-Olech E, Kopaczewski B, Urzykowska A, Arts HH, Gotz-Więckowska A, Grenda R, Latos-Bieleńska A, Glazar R
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Oct;188(10):3071-3077. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62903. PMID: 35875935
Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Leszczynska B, Mikulska B, Arts HH, Bukowska-Olech E, Daniel M, Krawczynski MR, Latos-Bielenska A, Obersztyn E
Am J Med Genet A 2020 Oct;182(10):2417-2425. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61785. PMID: 32804427
Harada A, Miyashita S, Nagai R, Makino S, Murotsuki J
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2019 Jul;59(4):132-141. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/cga.12308. PMID: 30132994
Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Swiader-Lesniak A, Socha M, Jamsheer A, Drozdz D, Latos-Bielenska A, Zachwieja K
Birth Defects Res 2018 Mar 1;110(4):376-381. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1151. PMID: 29134781
Zannolli R, Mostardini R, Carpentieri ML, Gatti MG, Galluzzi P, Terrosi Vagnoli P, Giorgetti R, Calvieri S, Morgese G
Pediatr Dermatol 2001 Jul-Aug;18(4):332-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01955.x. PMID: 11576410

Diagnosis

Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Sikora W, Pawlak M, Bukowska-Olech E, Kopaczewski B, Urzykowska A, Arts HH, Gotz-Więckowska A, Grenda R, Latos-Bieleńska A, Glazar R
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Oct;188(10):3071-3077. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62903. PMID: 35875935
Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Leszczynska B, Mikulska B, Arts HH, Bukowska-Olech E, Daniel M, Krawczynski MR, Latos-Bielenska A, Obersztyn E
Am J Med Genet A 2020 Oct;182(10):2417-2425. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61785. PMID: 32804427
Adamiok-Ostrowska A, Piekiełko-Witkowska A
Cells 2020 Apr 8;9(4) doi: 10.3390/cells9040907. PMID: 32276433Free PMC Article
Lin AE, Traum AZ, Sahai I, Keppler-Noreuil K, Kukolich MK, Adam MP, Westra SJ, Arts HH
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Nov;161A(11):2762-76. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36265. PMID: 24123776
Zannolli R, Mostardini R, Carpentieri ML, Gatti MG, Galluzzi P, Terrosi Vagnoli P, Giorgetti R, Calvieri S, Morgese G
Pediatr Dermatol 2001 Jul-Aug;18(4):332-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01955.x. PMID: 11576410

Prognosis

Adamiok-Ostrowska A, Piekiełko-Witkowska A
Cells 2020 Apr 8;9(4) doi: 10.3390/cells9040907. PMID: 32276433Free PMC Article
Harada A, Miyashita S, Nagai R, Makino S, Murotsuki J
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2019 Jul;59(4):132-141. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/cga.12308. PMID: 30132994
Obikane K, Nakashima T, Watarai Y, Morita K, Cho K, Tonoki H, Nagata M, Sasaki S
Pediatr Nephrol 2006 Apr;21(4):574-6. Epub 2006 Feb 21 doi: 10.1007/s00467-006-0031-8. PMID: 16491415
Zannolli R, Mostardini R, Carpentieri ML, Gatti MG, Galluzzi P, Terrosi Vagnoli P, Giorgetti R, Calvieri S, Morgese G
Pediatr Dermatol 2001 Jul-Aug;18(4):332-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01955.x. PMID: 11576410

Clinical prediction guides

Walczak-Sztulpa J, Wawrocka A, Stańczyk M, Pesz K, Dudarewicz L, Chrul S, Bukowska-Olech E, Wieczorek-Cichecka N, Arts HH, Oud MM, Śmigiel R, Grenda R, Obersztyn E, Chrzanowska KH, Latos-Bieleńska A
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Apr;185(4):1195-1203. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62067. PMID: 33421337
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Birth Defects Res 2018 Mar 1;110(4):376-381. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1151. PMID: 29134781
Hampl M, Cela P, Szabo-Rogers HL, Kunova Bosakova M, Dosedelova H, Krejci P, Buchtova M
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