raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1827

Acromelic frontonasal dysplasia

Synonyms: AFND · Acromelic frontonasal dysostosis · Toriello syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare frontonasal dysplasia characterized by distinct craniofacial (large fontanelle, hypertelorism, bifid nasal tip, nasal clefting, brachycephaly, median cleft face, carp-shaped mouth), brain (interhemispheric lipoma, agenesis of the corpus callosum), and limb (tibial hypoplasia/aplasia, club foot, symmetric preaxial polydactyly of the feet and bilateral clubbed and thickened nails of halluces) malformations as well as intellectual disability. Other manifestations sometimes reported include absent olfactory bulbs, hypopituitarism and cryptorchidism.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAcromelic frontonasal dysplasiaAFND · Acromelic frontonasal dysostosis · Toriello syndrome
frDysplasie frontonasale acroméliqueDysostose fronto-nasale acromélique · Syndrome de Toriello
deDysplasie, akromele frontonasaleAFND · Dysostose, akromele frontonasale · Toriello-Syndrom
esDisplasia frontonasal acromélicaDFNA · Disostosis frontonasal acromélica · Síndrome de Toriello
itDisplasia frontonasale acromelicaSindrome di Toriello
nlAcromelische frontonasale dysplasieAFND · Acromelische frontonasale dysostose · Syndroom van Toriello
ptDisplasia fronto-nasal acromélicaAFND · Disostose fronto-nasal acromélica · Síndrome Toriello
plKończynowa dysplazja czołowo-nosowaZespół Toriello · AFND · Zespół Toriello · Kończynowa dyzostoza czołowo-nosowa
csAkromelická frontonazální dysplázieToriellové syndrom
ukАкромелічна лобно-носова дисплазіяАкромелічний лобно-носовий дизостоз · AFND · Синдром Торіелло
zh肢端额鼻发育不良肢端额鼻骨发育不全
trAkromelik frontonazal displaziAFND · Toriello sendromu · Akromelik frontonazal dizostoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM603671Evalidated
ICD-10Q75.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD25.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011359Evalidated
MeSHC535657Evalidated
UMLSC0796182Evalidated
GARD5539Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ZSWIM6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:29316ENSG000001304496159515q12.1zinc finger SWIM-type containing 625105228[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families22 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated15264282[PMID]_25105228[PMID]_26706854[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_15264282[PMID]_25105228[PMID]_26706854[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

37 annotations · validated 2018-08-20
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0008388Abnormal toenail morphology
HP:0002056Abnormality of the glabella
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0000456Bifid nasal tip
HP:0011803Bifid nose
HP:0000248Brachycephaly
HP:0000455Broad nasal tip
HP:0002084Encephalocele
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0000239Large fontanelles
HP:0009099Median cleft palate
HP:0002435Meningocele
HP:0006866Midline central nervous system lipomas
HP:0001841Preaxial foot polydactyly
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0000506Telecanthus
HP:0009928Thick nasal alae
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002190Choroid plexus cyst
HP:0040326Hypoplasia of the olfactory bulb
HP:0000161Median cleft lip
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0010627Anterior pituitary hypoplasia
HP:0005772Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the tibia
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0040075Hypopituitarism
HP:0002690Large sella turcica
HP:0000545Myopia
HP:0003065Patellar hypoplasia
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0006951Retrocerebellar cyst
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002781Upper airway obstruction
HP:0000154Wide mouth
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0025247Dermoid cyst
HP:0000501Glaucoma

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 1733166[PMID]_25105228[PMID]_26706854[PMID]

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