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| Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome | 
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| Classification and external resources | 
| OMIM | 175700 | 
| DiseasesDB | 31558 | 
| GeneReviews | 
Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome | 
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Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome is a disorder that affects development of the limbs, head, and face. The features of this syndrome are highly variable, ranging from very mild to severe. People with this condition typically have one or more extra fingers or toes (polydactyly) or an abnormally wide thumb or big toe (hallux).
The skin between the fingers and toes may be fused (cutaneous syndactyly). This disorder is also characterized by widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), an abnormally large head size (macrocephaly), and a high, prominent forehead. Rarely, affected individuals may have more serious medical problems including seizures, mental retardation, and developmental delay.
Contents
- 1 Pathophysiology
- 2 Eponym
- 3 References
- 4 External links
 
Pathophysiology
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
 
 
 
The foot of the patient with Greig cephalopolysyndactyly shows a partially duplicated hallux with cutaneous syndactyly of several digits.
 
 
 
The hand of the patient with Greig cephalopolysyndactyly with syndactyly of several digits.
 
 
 
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 7. Mutations in the GLI3 gene cause Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome. The GLI3 gene provides instructions for making a protein that controls gene expression, which is a process that regulates whether genes are turned on or off in particular cells. By interacting with certain genes at specific times during development, the GLI3 protein plays a role in the normal shaping (patterning) of many organs and tissues before birth.
Different genetic changes involving the Gli3 gene can cause Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome. In some cases, the condition results from a chromosomal abnormality, such as a large deletion or translocation of genetic material, in the region of chromosome 7 that contains the GLI3 gene. In other cases, a mutation in the GLI3 gene itself is responsible for the disorder. Each of these genetic changes prevents one copy of the gene in each cell from producing any functional protein. It remains unclear how a reduced amount of this protein disrupts early development and causes the characteristic features of Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome.
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, which means the defective gene is located on an autosome, and only one copy of the defective GLI3 gene is sufficient to cause the disorder. In cases of dominant inheritance, an affected person inherits the genetic mutation or chromosomal abnormality from one affected parent.
Rare instances of this disorder are sporadic, and occur in people with no history of the condition in their family.
Eponym
The condition is named for David Middleton Greig FRSE.[1]
References
- ^ synd/1859 at Who Named It?
 
External links
- Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome at NLM Genetics Home Reference
- GeneReview/NIH/UW entry on Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome
| Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system / musculoskeletal abnormality (Q65–Q76, 754–756.3) | 
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| Appendicular limb / dysmelia
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| Arms | 
| clavicle / shoulder: | 
Cleidocranial dysostosisSprengel's deformityWallis–Zieff–Goldblatt syndrome |  
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| hand deformity: | 
Madelung's deformityClinodactylyOligodactylyPolydactyly |  |  
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| Leg | 
| hip: | 
Dislocation of hip / Hip dysplasiaUpington diseaseCoxa valgaCoxa vara |  
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| knee: | 
Genu valgumGenu varumGenu recurvatumDiscoid meniscusCongenital patellar dislocationCongenital knee dislocation |  
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| foot deformity: | 
varus
valgus
Pes cavusRocker bottom footHammer toe |  |  
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| Either / both | 
| fingers and toes | 
Polydactyly / Syndactyly
ArachnodactylyCenani–Lenz syndactylismEctrodactylyBrachydactyly
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| reduction deficits / limb: | 
Acheiropodiaectromelia
PhocomeliaAmeliaHemimelia |  
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| multiple joints: | 
ArthrogryposisLarsen syndromeRapadilino syndrome |  |  | 
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| Axial | 
| Skull and face | 
| Craniosynostosis: | 
ScaphocephalyOxycephalyTrigonocephaly |  
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| Craniofacial dysostosis: | 
Crouzon syndromeHypertelorismHallermann–Streiff syndromeTreacher Collins syndrome |  
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| other: | 
MacrocephalyPlatybasiaCraniodiaphyseal dysplasiaDolichocephalyGreig cephalopolysyndactyly syndromePlagiocephalySaddle nose |  |  
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| Vertebral column | 
spinal curvature
Klippel–Feil syndromeSpondylolisthesisSpina bifida occultaSacralization |  
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| Thoracic skeleton | 
| ribs: |  |  
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| sternum: | 
Pectus excavatumPectus carinatum |  |  | 
 
| Genetic disorder, protein biosynthesis: Transcription factor/coregulator deficiencies | 
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| (1) Basic domains | 
| 1.2 | 
Feingold syndromeSaethre–Chotzen syndrome |  
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| 1.3 |  |  | 
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| (2) Zinc finger DNA-binding domains
 | 
| 2.1 | 
(Intracellular receptor): Thyroid hormone resistanceAndrogen insensitivity syndrome
Kennedy's diseasePHA1AD pseudohypoaldosteronismEstrogen insensitivity syndromeX-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenitaMODY 1Familial partial lipodystrophy 3SF1 XY gonadal dysgenesis |  
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| 2.2 | 
Barakat syndromeTricho–rhino–phalangeal syndrome |  
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| 2.3 | 
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome/Pallister–Hall syndromeDenys–Drash syndromeDuane-radial ray syndromeMODY 7MRX 89Townes–Brocks syndromeAcrocallosal syndromeMyotonic dystrophy 2 |  
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| 2.5 | 
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 |  | 
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| (3) Helix-turn-helix domains | 
| 3.1 | 
ARX
Ohtahara syndromeLissencephaly X2MNX1
HOXD13
PDX1
LMX1B
MSX1
Tooth and nail syndromeOFC5PITX2
POU4F3
POU3F4
ZEB1
Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophyFuchs' dystrophy 3ZEB2
 |  
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| 3.2 | 
PAX2
PAX3
PAX4
PAX6
Gillespie syndromeColoboma of optic nervePAX8
Congenital hypothyroidism 2PAX9
 |  
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| 3.3 | 
FOXC1
Axenfeld syndrome 3Iridogoniodysgenesis, dominant typeFOXC2
Lymphedema–distichiasis syndromeFOXE1
Bamforth–Lazarus syndromeFOXE3
Anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesisFOXF1
FOXI1
Enlarged vestibular aqueductFOXL2
Premature ovarian failure 3FOXP3
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| 3.5 | 
IRF6
Van der Woude syndromePopliteal pterygium syndrome |  | 
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| (4) β-Scaffold factors with minor groove contacts
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| 4.2 | 
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome |  
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| 4.3 | 
Holt–Oram syndromeLi–Fraumeni syndromeUlnar–mammary syndrome |  
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| 4.7 | 
Campomelic dysplasiaMODY 3MODY 5SF1
SRY XY gonadal dysgenesisPremature ovarian failure 7SOX10
Waardenburg syndrome 4cYemenite deaf-blind hypopigmentation syndrome |  
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| 4.11 |  |  | 
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| (0) Other transcription factors |  | 
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| Ungrouped | 
TCF4
ZFP57
TP63
Rapp–Hodgkin syndrome/Hay–Wells syndrome/Ectrodactyly–ectodermal dysplasia–cleft syndrome 3/Limb–mammary syndrome/OFC8 | 
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| Transcription coregulators | 
| Coactivator: | 
CREBBP
Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome |  
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| Corepressor: | 
HR (Atrichia with papular lesions) |  |