Orofaciodigital syndrome explained

Synonyms:	Orofaciodigital syndrome

Orofaciodigital syndrome or oral-facial-digital syndrome is a group of at least 13 related conditions that affect the development of the mouth, facial features, and digits in between 1 in 50,000 to 250,000 newborns with the majority of cases being type I (Papillon-League-Psaume syndrome).^[1] __TOC__

Type

The different types are:s^[2]

• Type I, Papillon-League-Psaume syndrome
• Type II, Mohr syndrome
• Type III, Sugarman syndrome
• Type IV, Baraitser-Burn syndrome
• Type V, Thurston syndrome
• Type VI, Varadi-Papp syndrome
• Type VII, Whelan syndrome
• Type VIII, Oral-facial-digital syndrome, Edwards type (not to be confused with Edwards syndrome)
• Type IX, OFD syndrome with retinal abnormalities
• Type X, OFD with fibular aplasia
• Type XI, Gabrielli syndrome

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oral-facial-digital syndrome - Genetics Home Reference.
2. Web site: National Organization for Rare Disorders. 2015-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816023542/http://rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/531/viewAbstract. 2014-08-16. dead.