Matthew-Wood syndrome

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Matthew-Wood syndrome

Synonyms: Anophthalmia-pulmonary hypoplasia syndrome | PDAC syndrome | Pulmonary hypoplasia-diaphragmatic hernia-anophthalmia-cardiac defect syndrome | Spear syndrome

A rare genetic congenital malformation syndrome characterized by bilateral anopthalmia (or less commonly microphthalmia) in association with a variable combination of the following: pulmonary hypoplasia or agenesis congenital diaphragmatic hernia or eventration and variable cardiovascular defects (congenital heart defects and/or pulmonary artery atresia). Intellectual disability is noted in surviving patients. Other variable malformations affecting different organ systems as well as facial dysmorphism may be observed.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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