raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2804

W syndrome

historical

Synonyms: Pallister-W syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
historical

A rare multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by moderate to severe intellectual disability, neurologic signs and symptoms (such as seizures, spasticity, strabismus), characteristic dysmorphic facial features (including broad forehead, hypertelorism, downslanting palpebral fissures, broad and flat nasal bridge, midline notch of upper lip, lack of upper central incisors, incomplete oral cleft, and prominent mandible), and acne scars. Hearing impairment, pseudo-bulbar palsy, growth retardation, and skeletal anomalies (camptodactyly, clinodactyly, bilateral cubitus valgus, pes cavus/planus) have also been described.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enW syndromePallister-W syndrome
frSyndrome WSyndrome de Pallister W
deW-SyndromPallister-W-Syndrom
esSíndrome WSíndrome de Pallister-W
itSindrome WSindrome di Pallister W
nlW-syndroomPallister-W-syndroom
ptSíndrome WSíndrome Pallister-W
plZespół WZespół Pallistera i W
csW syndromPallisterův W syndrom
ukW-синдромСиндром Паллістера-В
zhW综合征Pallister-W综合征
trW sendromuPallister-W sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM311450Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0010708Evalidated
MeSHC538106Evalidated
UMLSC0796110Evalidated
GARD358Evalidated
MedDRA10084236Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families6 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated10594887[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

25 annotations · validated 2017-08-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100037Abnormality of the scalp hair
HP:0001061Acne
HP:0006293Agenesis of maxillary central incisor
HP:0001137Alternating esotropia
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0000455Broad nasal tip
HP:0010809Broad uvula
HP:0012385Camptodactyly
HP:0030084Clinodactyly
HP:0002967Cubitus valgus
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0003042Elbow dislocation
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0003022Hypoplasia of the ulna
HP:0001840Metatarsus adductus
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0001763Pes planus
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0002986Radial bowing
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0000176Submucous cleft hard palate
HP:0000506Telecanthus
HP:0100268Upper lip pit

Annotation source: 8287184[PMID]_10594887[PMID]

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Sources for this card