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Acrania

MedGen UID:
147316
Concept ID:
C0702169
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Acranias
SNOMED CT: Acrania (203923004)
 
HPO: HP:0030716

Definition

Partial or complete absence of the flat bones of the cranial vault. The condition is frequently, though not always, associated with anencephaly. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Genitourinary and/or brain malformation syndrome
MedGen UID:
1720440
Concept ID:
C5394158
Disease or Syndrome
Individuals with PPP1R12A-related urogenital and/or brain malformation syndrome (UBMS) usually present with multiple congenital anomalies, commonly including brain and/or urogenital malformations. The brain abnormalities are variable, with the most severe belonging to the holoprosencephaly spectrum and associated with moderate-to-profound intellectual disability, seizures, and feeding difficulties. In individuals without brain involvement, variable degrees of developmental delay and/or intellectual disability may be present, although normal intelligence has been seen in a minority of affected individuals. Eye abnormalities and skeletal issues (kyphoscoliosis, joint contractures) can also be present in individuals of either sex. Regardless of the presence of a brain malformation, affected individuals with a 46,XY chromosome complement may have a disorder of sex development (DSD) with gonadal abnormalities (dysgenetic gonads or streak gonads). Individuals with a 46,XX chromosome complement may have varying degrees of virilization (clitoral hypertrophy, posterior labial fusion, urogenital sinus).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bijok J, Dąbkowska S, Kucińska-Chahwan A, Massalska D, Nowakowska B, Gawlik-Zawiślak S, Panek G, Roszkowski T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023 Jan;307(1):293-299. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06584-3. PMID: 35554661
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bijok J, Dąbkowska S, Kucińska-Chahwan A, Massalska D, Nowakowska B, Gawlik-Zawiślak S, Panek G, Roszkowski T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023 Jan;307(1):293-299. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06584-3. PMID: 35554661
Szkodziak P, Krzyżanowski J, Krzyżanowski A, Szkodziak F, Woźniak S, Czuczwar P, Kwaśniewska A, Paszkowski T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020 Sep;302(3):619-628. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05650-y. PMID: 32556516Free PMC Article
Syngelaki A, Hammami A, Bower S, Zidere V, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct;54(4):468-476. doi: 10.1002/uog.20844. PMID: 31408229
Jakobiec FA, Syed ZA, Stagner AM, Harris GJ, Rootman J, Yoon MK, Mombaerts I
Am J Ophthalmol 2016 Jun;166:91-102. Epub 2016 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.03.029. PMID: 27038895
Weissman A, Diukman R, Auslender R
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Diagnosis

Bijok J, Dąbkowska S, Kucińska-Chahwan A, Massalska D, Nowakowska B, Gawlik-Zawiślak S, Panek G, Roszkowski T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023 Jan;307(1):293-299. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06584-3. PMID: 35554661
Volpe N, Dall'Asta A, Di Pasquo E, Frusca T, Ghi T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021 Feb;57(2):204-214. doi: 10.1002/uog.23149. PMID: 33049801
Syngelaki A, Hammami A, Bower S, Zidere V, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct;54(4):468-476. doi: 10.1002/uog.20844. PMID: 31408229
Hawasli AH, Beaumont TL, Vogel TW, Woo AS, Leonard JR
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Aug;14(2):200-2. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.PEDS13688. PMID: 24926969
Drugan A, Weissman A, Evans MI
Clin Perinatol 2001 Jun;28(2):279-87, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0095-5108(05)70083-x. PMID: 11499052

Therapy

Jakobiec FA, Syed ZA, Stagner AM, Harris GJ, Rootman J, Yoon MK, Mombaerts I
Am J Ophthalmol 2016 Jun;166:91-102. Epub 2016 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.03.029. PMID: 27038895
Karlsson G, Francis G, Koren G, Heining P, Zhang X, Cohen JA, Kappos L, Collins W
Neurology 2014 Feb 25;82(8):674-80. Epub 2014 Jan 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000137. PMID: 24463630Free PMC Article
Rajapakse RO, Korelitz BI, Zlatanic J, Baiocco PJ, Gleim GW
Am J Gastroenterol 2000 Mar;95(3):684-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01846.x. PMID: 10710057
Zhao Q, Behringer RR, de Crombrugghe B
Nat Genet 1996 Jul;13(3):275-83. doi: 10.1038/ng0796-275. PMID: 8673125
Olund A, Kindahl H, Oliw E, Lindgren JA, Larsson B
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Prognosis

Syngelaki A, Cimpoca B, Litwinska E, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020 Apr;55(4):474-481. Epub 2020 Mar 6 doi: 10.1002/uog.21938. PMID: 31788879
Edwards L, Hui L
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Apr;23(2):102-111. Epub 2017 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.11.005. PMID: 29233624
Meadows JT Jr, Hayes D Jr
Pediatr Neurol 2014 Jul;51(1):123-5. Epub 2014 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.02.019. PMID: 24814060
Wegrzyn P, Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha R, Borowski D, Górski A, Wielgoś M
Ginekol Pol 2013 Dec;84(12):1055-8. doi: 10.17772/gp/1680. PMID: 24505955
Bredaki FE, Poon LC, Birdir C, Escalante D, Nicolaides KH
Fetal Diagn Ther 2012;31(2):109-14. Epub 2012 Feb 29 doi: 10.1159/000335677. PMID: 22377693

Clinical prediction guides

Szkodziak P, Krzyżanowski J, Krzyżanowski A, Szkodziak F, Woźniak S, Czuczwar P, Kwaśniewska A, Paszkowski T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020 Sep;302(3):619-628. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05650-y. PMID: 32556516Free PMC Article
Syngelaki A, Cimpoca B, Litwinska E, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020 Apr;55(4):474-481. Epub 2020 Mar 6 doi: 10.1002/uog.21938. PMID: 31788879
Jakobiec FA, Syed ZA, Stagner AM, Harris GJ, Rootman J, Yoon MK, Mombaerts I
Am J Ophthalmol 2016 Jun;166:91-102. Epub 2016 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.03.029. PMID: 27038895
Syngelaki A, Chelemen T, Dagklis T, Allan L, Nicolaides KH
Prenat Diagn 2011 Jan;31(1):90-102. doi: 10.1002/pd.2642. PMID: 21210483
Gorgal R, Ramalho C, Brandão O, Matias A, Montenegro N
Fetal Diagn Ther 2011;29(2):166-70. Epub 2010 Dec 11 doi: 10.1159/000320735. PMID: 21150156

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