raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:93324

Autosomal recessive Kenny-Caffey syndrome

Type
Etiological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

A rare, primary bone dysplasia characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth retardation, short stature, cortical thickening and medullary stenosis of the long bones, absent diploic space in the skull bones, hypocalcemia due to the hypoparathyroidism, small hands and feet, delayed mental and motor development, intellectual disability, dental anomalies, and dysmorphic features, including prominent forehead, small deep-set eyes, beaked nose, and micrognathia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal recessive Kenny-Caffey syndrome
frSyndrome de Kenny-Caffey autosomique récessif
deKenny-Caffey-Syndrom, autosomal-rezessives
esSíndrome de Kenny-Caffey autosómico recesivo
itSindrome di Kenny-Caffey autosomica recessiva
nlAutosomaal recessief syndroom van Kenny-Caffey
ptSíndrome Kenny-Caffey autossómica recessiva
plAutosomalny recesywny zespół Kenny i Caffey
csAutozomálně recesivní Kennyův-Caffeyův syndromAutozomálně recesivní Kenny-Caffeyův syndrom
ukАутосомно-рецесивний синдром Кенні-Каффі
zh常染色体隐性遗传性Kenny-Caffey综合征
trOtozomal resesif Kenny-Caffey sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM244460Evalidated
ICD-10Q87.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.DNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009486Evalidated
MeSHC537021Evalidated
UMLSC1855648Evalidated
GARD8367Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TBCEDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11582ENSG000002847706049341q42.3tubulin folding cofactor E12389028[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

22 annotations · validated 2017-10-23
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0008198Congenital hypoparathyroidism
HP:0002901Hypocalcemia
HP:0002199Hypocalcemic seizures
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0005450Calvarial osteosclerosis
HP:0000670Carious teeth
HP:0005791Cortical thickening of long bone diaphyses
HP:0004331Decreased skull ossification
HP:0000270Delayed cranial suture closure
HP:0002750Delayed skeletal maturation
HP:0000293Full cheeks
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0003472Hypocalcemic tetany
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation
HP:0001773Short foot
HP:0200055Small hand
HP:0100254Stenosis of the medullary cavity of the long bones
HP:0006645Thin clavicles
HP:0006470Thin long bone diaphyses
HP:0000883Thin ribs

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 12389028[PMID]_1308349[PMID]_2843457[PMID]_23087875[PMID]

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Sources for this card