raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:420179

Malan overgrowth syndrome

Synonyms: Sotos syndrome 2

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Unknown
Age of onset
Infancy
Status
active

A rare multisystemic genetic disorder characterized by a characteristic facial features with macrocephaly, overgrowth in infancy, intellectual disability and behavioral problems including anxieties and aggressiveness.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMalan overgrowth syndromeSotos syndrome 2
frSyndrome de croissance excessive de Malan
deMalan-Großwuchs-SyndromMalan-Syndrom · Sotos-Syndrom Typ 2
esSíndrome de sobrecrecimiento de MalanSíndrome de Sotos 2
itSindrome da iperaccrescimento di MalanSindrome di Sotos 2
nlOvergroeisyndroom van MalanSyndroom van Sotos 2
ptSíndrome de sobrecrescimento de Malan
plZespół nadmiernego wzrostu MalanaZespół Sotosa 2
csMalanův syndrom s makrosomiíMalanové syndrom nadměrného vzrůstu
ukСиндром надмірного росту МалануСиндром Сотоса 2
zhMalan过度生长综合征索托斯综合征2型
trMalan aşırı büyüme sendromuSotos sendromu 2

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM614753Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2CNTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0013885Evalidated
UMLSC3553660Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
NFIXDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7788ENSG0000000844116400519p13.13nuclear factor I X20673863[PMID]_22301465[PMID]_25118028[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families20 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated25118028[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_25118028[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

38 annotations · validated 2019-07-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0005616Accelerated skeletal maturation
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissures
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0000348High forehead
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0002342Intellectual disability, moderate
HP:0002162Low posterior hairline
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0000275Narrow face
HP:0001319Neonatal hypotonia
HP:0000300Oval face
HP:0000767Pectus excavatum
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0003100Slender long bone
HP:0000486Strabismus
HP:0000098Tall stature
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0000490Deeply set eye
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0002131Episodic ataxia
HP:0000324Facial asymmetry
HP:0002007Frontal bossing
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0002365Hypoplasia of the brainstem
HP:0001256Intellectual disability, mild
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
HP:0006956Lateral ventricle dilatation
HP:0002076Migraine
HP:0000160Narrow mouth
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0007766Optic disc hypoplasia
HP:0000543Optic disc pallor
HP:0001357Plagiocephaly
HP:0000307Pointed chin
HP:0030799Scaphocephaly
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 26193383[PMID]_25118028[PMID]_20673863[PMID]

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