raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2854

Fuhrmann syndrome

Synonyms: Fibular hypoplasia or aplasia-femoral bowing-oligodactyly syndrome · Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa syndrome

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

A rare syndrome with limb reduction defects characterized by severe femoral bowing, aplasia/hypoplasia of the fibula and ulna. Patients may present with poly-, oligo-, clino- and syndactyly. Absence/coalescence of tarsal bones, absence of metatarsals, hypoplasia/aplasia of toes, fingers and fingernails, hypoplasia of pelvis, congenital hip dislocation, short stature and amenorrhea have also been reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFuhrmann syndromeFibular hypoplasia or aplasia-femoral bowing-oligodactyly syndrome · Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa syndrome
frSyndrome de FurhmannSyndrome d'hypoplasie ou aplasie du péroné-incurvation du fémur-oligodactylie · Syndrome de Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa
deFuhrmann-SyndromFibula-Hypoplasie - gekrümmter Femur - Oligodaktylie · Fuhrman-Rieger-de-Sousa-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Fuhrmann
itSindrome di FuhrmannIpoplasia o aplasia fibulare - incurvamento del femore - oligodattilia · Sindrome di Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa
nlSyndroom van FuhrmannHypoplasie of aplasie van fibula - kromstand van femur - oligodactylie-syndroom · Syndroom van Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa
ptSíndrome FuhrmannSíndrome Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa · Síndrome de hipoplasia do perónio ou aplasia-encurvamento da fíbula-oligodactilia
plZespół FuhrmannaHipoplazja lub aplazja kości strzałkowej - łukowata kość udowa - oligodaktylia · Zespół Fuhrmanna, Riegera i de Sousa
csFuhrmannův syndromSyndrom zahrnující fibulární hypoplázii nebo aplázii, ohnutí stehenní kosti a oligodaktylii · Fuhrmann-Riegerové-de Sousaův syndrom · Fuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousaův syndrom
ukСиндром ФурманаСиндром гіпоплазії або аплазії малогомілкової кістки - викривлення стегна-олігодактилії · Синдром Фурмана-Рігера-де-Суса
zhFuhrmann综合征腓骨发育不全-股骨侧弓-少指(趾)畸形综合征
trFuhrmann sendromuFuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa sendromu · Fibüler hipoplazi veya aplazi-femoral eğilme-oligodaktili sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM228930Evalidated
ICD-10Q74.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.1YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009232Evalidated
MeSHC538189Evalidated
UMLSC1856728Evalidated
GARD2410Evalidated

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
WNT7ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:12786ENSG000001547646015703p25.1Wnt family member 7A23922166[PMID]_23266637[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families11 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated16826533[PMID]_12868468[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_12868468[PMID]_16826533[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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card