Papillorenal syndrome | |
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Classification and external resources | |
OMIM | 120330 |
DiseasesDB | 32086 |
Papillorenal syndrome, also called Renal-coloboma syndrome or isolated renal hypoplasia,[1] is an autosomal dominant[2] genetic disorder marked by underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the kidney and colobomas of the optic nerve.
Papillorenal syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder that results from a mutation of one copy of the PAX2 gene, located on chromosome 10q24.3-q25.1.[2][3] The gene is important in the development of both the eye and the kidney.
Autosomal dominant inheritance indicates that the gene responsible for the disorder is located on an autosome (chromosome 10 is an autosome), and only one defective copy of the gene is sufficient to cause the disorder, when inherited from a parent who has the disorder.
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