raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:314679

Cerebrofacioarticular syndrome

Synonyms: Van Maldergem syndrome

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

Cerebrofacioarticular syndrome is a rare multiple congenital anomalies syndrome characterized by mild to severe intellectual disability, a distinctive facial gestalt (blepharophimosis, maxillary hypoplasia, telecanthus, microtia and atresia of the external auditory meatus) as well as skeletal and articular abnormalities (e.g. camptodactyly of the fingers, cutaneous syndactyly, talipes equinovarus, flexion contractures of the proximal interphalangeal joints, hip or elbow subluxation, joint laxity). Affected individuals also present neonatal hypotonia, variable respiratory manifestations, chronic feeding difficulties and gray matter heterotopia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCerebrofacioarticular syndromeVan Maldergem syndrome
frSyndrome cérébrofacioarticulaireSyndrome de Van Maldergem
deZerebro-fazio-artikuläres SyndromVan Maldergem-Syndrom
esSíndrome cerebro-facio-articularSíndrome de Van Maldergem
itSindrome cerebro-facio-articolareSindrome di Van Maldergem
nlCerebrofacioarticulair syndroomSyndroom van Van Maldergem
ptSíndrome cerebro-facio-articularSíndrome de Van Maldergem
plZespół mózgowo-twarzowo-stawowyZespół Van Maldergema
csCerebro-facio-artikulární syndromVan Maldergemův syndrom
ukЦереброфаціоартікулярний синдромСиндром Ван Мальдергема
zh脑筋膜关节综合征Van Maldergem综合征
trSerebrofasiyoartiküler sendromVan Maldergem sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601390Evalidated
OMIM615546BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q87.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017813Evalidated
MeSHC536530Evalidated
UMLSC1832390Evalidated
GARD5456Evalidated

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

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DCHS1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:13681ENSG0000016634160305711p15.4dachsous cadherin-related 124056717[PMID]
FAT4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:23109ENSG000001961596124114q28.1FAT atypical cadherin 424056717[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families9 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22473091[PMID]_24056717[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

44 annotations · validated 2019-10-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0012385Camptodactyly
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0008947Floppy infant
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0008551Microtia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002778Abnormal trachea morphology
HP:0000405Conductive hearing impairment
HP:0011471Gastrostomy tube feeding in infancy
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate
HP:0000239Large fontanelles
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0000938Osteopenia
HP:0000089Renal hypoplasia
HP:0001159Syndactyly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001627Abnormal heart morphology
HP:0008197Absence of pubertal development
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0002025Anal stenosis
HP:0001545Anteriorly placed anus
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0200138Bilateral choanal atresia/stenosis
HP:0000581Blepharophimosis
HP:0002825Caudal appendage
HP:0001320Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia
HP:0006989Dysplastic corpus callosum
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0002282Gray matter heterotopia
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0000327Hypoplasia of the maxilla
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0040079Irregular dentition
HP:0001004Lymphedema
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000160Narrow mouth
HP:0001642Pulmonic stenosis
HP:0100716Self-injurious behavior
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0002779Tracheomalacia
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
HP:0000431Wide nasal bridge

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 29681106[PMID]_22473091[PMID]

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Sources for this card