Papillorenal syndrome

Papillorenal syndrome
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.

Cause and Genetics

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.

References

  1. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 120330
  2. ^ a b Ford, B.; Rupps, R.; Lirenman, D.; Van Allen, M. I.; Farquharson, D.; Lyons, C.; Friedman, J. M. (Mar 2001). "Renal-coloboma syndrome: Prenatal detection and clinical spectrum in a large family". American Journal of Medical Genetics 99 (2): 137–141. doi:10.1002/1096-8628(2000)9999:999<00::AID-AJMG1143>3.0.CO;2-F. PMID 11241473.  edit
  3. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 167409

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