raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2461

Marden-Walker syndrome

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

A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis characterized by multiple joint contractures (arthrogryposis), a mask-like face with blepharophimosis, micrognathia, high-arched or cleft palate, low-set ears, decreased muscular bulk, kyphoscoliosis and arachnodactyly.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMarden-Walker syndrome
frSyndrome de Marden-Walker
deMarden-Walker-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Marden-Walker
itSindrome di Marden-Walker
nlSyndroom van Marden-Walker
ptSíndrome Marden-Walker
plZespół Mardena i Walkera
csMardenův-Walkerův syndromMarden-Walkerův syndrom
ukСиндром Мардена-Уокера
zhMarden-Walker综合征
trMarden-Walker sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM248700Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD26.41NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009564Evalidated
MeSHC535910Evalidated
UMLSC0796033Evalidated
GARD6973Evalidated

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
PIEZO2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:26270ENSG0000015486461362918p11.22-p11.21piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 224726473[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families50 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0002.5 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidated[EXPERT]

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

61 annotations · validated 2017-07-17
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001460Aplasia/Hypoplasia involving the skeletal musculature
HP:0001166Arachnodactyly
HP:0002804Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
HP:0000193Bifid uvula
HP:0000581Blepharophimosis
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001387Joint stiffness
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000298Mask-like facies
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0003560Muscular dystrophy
HP:0000160Narrow mouth
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0002974Radioulnar synostosis
HP:0000278Retrognathia
HP:0003510Severe short stature
HP:0012745Short palpebral fissure
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophy
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
HP:0000176Submucous cleft hard palate
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
HP:0100490Camptodactyly of finger
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0002808Kyphosis
HP:0000768Pectus carinatum
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0002650Scoliosis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004307Abnormal anatomic location of the heart
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0003312Abnormal form of the vertebral bodies
HP:0002334Abnormality of the cerebellar vermis
HP:0000077Abnormality of the kidney
HP:0000036Abnormality of the penis
HP:0010935Abnormality of the upper urinary tract
HP:0000079Abnormality of the urinary system
HP:0001331Absent septum pellucidum
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0001651Dextrocardia
HP:0000039Epispadias
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000126Hydronephrosis
HP:0000072Hydroureter
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0001840Metatarsus adductus
HP:0000003Multicystic kidney dysplasia
HP:0002021Pyloric stenosis
HP:0000104Renal agenesis
HP:0000110Renal dysplasia
HP:0008678Renal hypoplasia/aplasia
HP:0001696Situs inversus totalis
HP:0001883Talipes
HP:0001629Ventricular septal defect

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

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