raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:485

Kniest dysplasia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare type 2 collagen-related bone disorder characterized by moderately severe chondrodysplasia with disproportionate short stature of prenatal onset, prominent joints with restricted mobility, large epiphyses and dumbbell deformity of the long bones. It was first described in 1952 by Dr Wilhelm Kniest, a German pediatrician.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enKniest dysplasia
frDysplasie de Kniest
deKniest-DysplasieKniest-Syndrom
esDisplasia de Kniest
itDiplasia di Kniest
nlKniestdysplasie
ptDisplasia de Kniest
plDysplazja Kniesta
csKniestova dysplázie
ukДисплазія Кніста
zhKniest发育异常
trKniest displazisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM156550Evalidated
ICD-10Q77.7NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007987Evalidated
MeSHC537207Evalidated
UMLSC0265279Evalidated
GARD6841Evalidated
MedDRA10081685Evalidated

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
COL2A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2200ENSG0000013921912014012q13.11collagen type II alpha 1 chain10406661[PMID]_15895462[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

51 annotations · validated 2020-05-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0008271Abnormal cartilage collagen
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003330Abnormal bone structure
HP:0001367Abnormal joint morphology
HP:0001591Bell-shaped thorax
HP:0007964Degenerative vitreoretinopathy
HP:0002663Delayed epiphyseal ossification
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0003498Disproportionate short stature
HP:0003037Enlarged joints
HP:0012785Flexion contracture of finger
HP:0011003High myopia
HP:0001387Joint stiffness
HP:0012069Keratan sulfate excretion in urine
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0000311Round face
HP:0007773Vitreoretinopathy
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0010574Abnormality of the epiphysis of the femoral head
HP:0008063Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the lens
HP:0009815Aplasia/hypoplasia of the extremities
HP:0003040Arthropathy
HP:0010646Cervical spine instability
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0003521Disproportionate short-trunk short stature
HP:0000947Dumbbell-shaped long bone
HP:0010580Enlarged epiphyses
HP:0003051Enlarged metaphyses
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0003311Hypoplasia of the odontoid process
HP:0007992Lattice retinal degeneration
HP:0003016Metaphyseal widening
HP:0000926Platyspondyly
HP:0000541Retinal detachment
HP:0012230Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
HP:0003026Short long bone
HP:0010306Short thorax
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004557Anterior vertebral fusion
HP:0001488Bilateral ptosis
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0003417Coronal cleft vertebrae
HP:0006454Delayed patellar ossification
HP:0006375Dumbbell-shaped femur
HP:0025474Erythematous plaque
HP:0002949Fused cervical vertebrae
HP:0012019Lens luxation
HP:0000201Pierre-Robin sequence
HP:0000470Short neck
HP:0008422Vertebral wedging
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002086Abnormality of the respiratory system
HP:0008755Laryngotracheomalacia
HP:0000256Macrocephaly
HP:0002176Spinal cord compression

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25604898[PMID]_4214536[PMID]_2931448[PMID]_4014370[PMID]_31021589[PMID]

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Sources for this card