raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1520

Craniofrontonasal dysplasia

Synonyms: CFND · CFNS · Craniofrontonasal syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
X-linked dominant
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare X-linked malformation syndrome characterized by craniofacial abnormalities such as uni- or bicoronal synostosis, hypertelorism and a bifid nose, grooved or split nails, frizzy hair, abnormalities of the shoulder girdle, hands and feet.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCraniofrontonasal dysplasiaCFND · CFNS · Craniofrontonasal syndrome
frDysplasie cranio-fronto-nasaleCFND · CFNS · DCFN · SCFN · Syndrome cranio-fronto-nasal
deDysplasie, kranio-fronto-nasale
esDisplasia craneofrontonasalCFND · CFNS · Síndrome craneofrontonasal
itDisplasia cranio-fronto-nasaleCFND · CFNS · Sindrome cranio-fronto-nasale
nlCraniofrontonasale dysplasieCFND · CFNS · Craniofrontonasaal syndroom
ptDisplasia craniofrontonasal
plDysplazja czaszkowo-czołowo-nosowaCFND · CFNS · Zespół czaszkowo-czołowo-nosowy
csKraniofrontonazální dysplázieCFND · CFNS · Kraniofrontonazální syndrom
ukКраніофронтоназальна дисплазіяCFND · CFNS · Краніофронтоназальний синдром
zh颅额鼻发育不良颅额鼻综合征
trKraniyofrontonasal displaziCFND · CFNS · Kraniyofrontonazal sendrom

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM304110Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD25.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0010570Evalidated
MeSHC536456Evalidated
UMLSC0220767Evalidated
GARD1578Evalidated

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 (5):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
EFNB1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3226ENSG00000090776300035Xq13.1ephrin B115124102[PMID]_15166289[PMID]_15959873[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

42 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000248Brachycephaly
HP:0001363Craniosynostosis
HP:0000457Depressed nasal ridge
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0004122Midline defect of the nose
HP:0008402Ridged fingernail
HP:0000431Wide nasal bridge
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0010719Abnormality of hair texture
HP:0000889Abnormality of the clavicle
HP:0000164Abnormality of the dentition
HP:0001156Brachydactyly
HP:0010059Broad hallux phalanx
HP:0100490Camptodactyly of finger
HP:0004209Clinodactyly of the 5th finger
HP:0006585Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle
HP:0200021Down-sloping shoulders
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0000324Facial asymmetry
HP:0006101Finger syndactyly
HP:0001161Hand polydactyly
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0002162Low posterior hairline
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000202Orofacial cleft
HP:0001357Plagiocephaly
HP:0001852Sandal gap
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0000912Sprengel anomaly
HP:0000474Thickened nuchal skin fold
HP:0000349Widow's peak
HP:0002224Woolly hair
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0006709Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the nipples
HP:0000776Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0000049Shawl scrotum

Run the differential on the 8 obligate / very frequent terms

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