raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2988

Pterygium colli-intellectual disability-digital anomalies syndrome

Synonyms: Khalifa-Graham syndrome

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

A rare disorder characterized by pterygium colli, digital anomalies (abnormal small thumbs, widened interphalangeal joints, and broad terminal phalanges), and craniofacial abnormalities (brachycephaly, epicanthic folds, angulated eyebrows, upward slanting of the palpebral fissures, ptosis, hypertelorism, and prominent low-set, posteriorly rotated ears). It has been described in a woman and her son, but the manifestations were much less severe in the mother. The son also had intellectual deficit. The inheritance is either X-linked dominant or autosomal dominant.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPterygium colli-intellectual disability-digital anomalies syndromeKhalifa-Graham syndrome
frSyndrome de pterygium colli-déficience intellectuelle-anomalies des doigtsSyndrome de Khalifa-Graham
dePterygium colli-Intelligenzminderung-Fingeranomalien-SyndromKhalifa-Graham-Syndrom
esSíndrome de pterygium colli-discapacidad intelectual-anomalías digitalesSíndrome de Khalifa-Graham
itSindrome pterigio del collo-disabilità intellettiva-anomalie delle ditaSindrome di Khalifa-Graham
nlPterygium colli - intellectuele achterstand - digitale anomalieën-syndroomSyndroom van Khalifa-Graham
ptSíndrome de pterígio do pescoço-perturbação do desenvolvimento intelectual-anomalias digitaisSíndrome Khalifa-Graham
plPłetwistość szyi -niepełnosprawność intelektualna - anomalie palcówZespół Khalifa i Grahama
csSyndrom zahrnující pterygium colli, mentální retardaci a anomálie prstů rukyKhalifův-Grahamové syndrom · Khalifa-Grahamové syndrom
ukСиндром птерігіум інтелектуальної недостатності-аномалій пальцівСиндром Халіфа-Грема
zh翼状颈-智力障碍-指异常综合征Khalifa-Graham综合征
trPiterjiyum colli-zihinsel yetersizlik-dijital anomaliler sendromuKhalifa-Graham sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM600159Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0010835Evalidated
MeSHC535831Evalidated
UMLSC1838562Evalidated

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 (2):

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/families2 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7977463[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_7977463[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

16 annotations · validated 2017-12-06
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0000465Webbed neck
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0009662Abnormality of the epiphysis of the distal phalanx of the thumb
HP:0000248Brachycephaly
HP:0009836Broad distal phalanx of finger
HP:0006247Enlarged interphalangeal joints
HP:0000537Epicanthus inversus
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0002553Highly arched eyebrow
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0025538Palmar edema
HP:0025537Plantar edema
HP:0000358Posteriorly rotated ears
HP:0009623Proximal placement of thumb
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0000582Upslanted palpebral fissure

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 7977463[PMID]_4075567[PMID]_7205502[PMID]

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Sources for this card