raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1263

Boomerang dysplasia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

Boomerang dysplasia (BD) is a rare lethal skeletal dysplasia characterized by severe short-limbed dwarfism, dislocated joints, club feet, distinctive facies and diagnostic x-ray findings of underossified and dysplastic long tubular bones, with a boomerang-like bowing.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBoomerang dysplasia
frDysplasie en boomerang
deBoomerang-Dysplasie
esDisplasia en boomerang
itDisplasia, tipo boomerang
nlBoemerang-dysplasie
ptDisplasia boomerang
plDysplazja Boomeranga
csBumerang dysplázie
ukБумерангова дисплазія
zh回飞镖样骨发育不全症
trBoomerang displazisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM112310Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.ENTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007208Evalidated
MeSHC536573Evalidated
UMLSC0432201Evalidated
GARD933Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FLNBDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3755ENSG000001360686033813p14.3filamin B20301736[PMID]_15994868[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated15994868[PMID]_22354125[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_15994868[PMID]_22354125[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

21 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011849Abnormal bone ossification
HP:0002992Abnormality of tibia morphology
HP:0100569Abnormally ossified vertebrae
HP:0006492Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the fibula
HP:0000824Decreased response to growth hormone stimulation test
HP:0002983Micromelia
HP:0000774Narrow chest
HP:0100856Poorly ossified vertebrae
HP:0008890Severe short-limb dwarfism
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0031095Abnormal humerus morphology
HP:0005916Abnormal metacarpal morphology
HP:0002818Abnormal morphology of the radius
HP:0002823Abnormality of femur morphology
HP:0010318Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the abdominal wall musculature
HP:0006703Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the lungs
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0006101Finger syndactyly
HP:0001789Hydrops fetalis
HP:0001539Omphalocele
HP:0001561Polyhydramnios
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0040071Abnormal morphology of ulna

Run the differential on the 9 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card