Adams-oliver syndromeQ82.4

Rare hereditary syndrome with varying degrees of aplasia cutis circumscripta of the scalp, underlying bony cranial defect, variable severity of ectodactyly and vascular malformations of varying expressiveness.

Heterogeneous, both autosomal dominant inheritance with variable expressivity and reduced penetrance and autosomal recessive inheritance are described. Mutations in the NOTCH1 gene and the DOCK6 gene were detected.

Scalp defects (Aplasia cutis circumscripta), bony cranial defects, dysmelia, syndactyly, cutis marmorata teleangiectatica congenita, cardiac vitae,

were also observed:

• localized (scarred) alopecia (probably as a result of aplasia cutis)
• accessory nipples
• Malformation of the optic nerve and the optic papilla of the optic nerve
• small or missing finger- and toenails

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