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Fronto-facio-nasal dysostosis is characterized by multiple craniofacial anomalies (brachycephaly, blepharophimosis, ptosis, S-shaped palpebral fissures, coloboma, cleft lip and palate, deformed nostrils, encephalocele, hypertelorism, midface hypoplasia, malformed eyes, and absent inner eyelashes).
Features include: S-shaped palpebral fissures, Cranium bifidum occultum, Midline defect of the nose, and Microcornea and 21 more.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Eyes | 2 | Cataract, Ptosis |
Head and neck |
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for frontofacionasal dysplasia.
3 publications have been identified in PubMed for frontofacionasal dysplasia. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (33%), Case Report / Case Series (33%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (33%).
Seeor LM (2025). [PMID: 40321490](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40321490/). *Indian journal of orthopaedics*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Elewee A (2025). [PMID: 40769048](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40769048/). *International journal of surgery case reports*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Guo C (2024). [PMID: 38858685](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38858685/). *BMC pregnancy and childbirth*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
2
Orofacial cleft, Cleft upper lip |
Bones and joints | 1 | Hypoplasia of the frontal bone |