Opitz G/BBB Syndrome

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Synonyms

BBBG Syndrome
Hypertelorism with Esophageal Abnormalities and Hypospadias
Hypertelorism-Hypospadias Syndrome
Hypospadias-Dysphagia Syndrome
Opitz BBB Syndrome
Opitz BBBG Syndrome
Opitz BBB/G Compound Syndrome
Opitz G Syndrome
Opitz Hypertelorism-Hypospadias Syndrome
Opitz Oculogenitolaryngeal Syndrome
Opitz-Frias Syndrome
Telecanthus-Hypospadias Syndrome
Opitz Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

BBB Syndrome (Opitz)
G Syndrome

General Discussion

Opitz G/BBB Syndrome or Opitz Syndrome is a genetic disorder that may be evident at birth. The syndrome may be characterized by distinctive malformations of the head and facial (craniofacial) area, including widely set eyes (ocular hypertelorism); an abnormal groove in the upper lip (cleft lip); incomplete closure of the roof of the mouth (cleft palate); upwardly or downwardly slanting eyelid folds (palpebral fissures); vertical skin folds that may cover the eyes' inner corners (epicanthal folds); or a wide, flat nasal bridge. In addition, in affected males, abnormalities typically include failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum (cryptorchidism), clefting of the scrotum (bifid scrotum), or abnormal placement of the urinary opening (meatus) on the underside of the penis (hypospadias). Affected individuals may also have malformations of the windpipe (trachea) and the larynx, which connects the trachea and the throat (pharynx); underdevelopment of the lungs (pulmonary hypoplasia); and associated swallowing and breathing difficulties. Opitz Syndrome may also be characterized by additional abnormalities, including partial or complete closure of the anal opening (imperforate anus); underdevelopment or absence of the thick band of nerve fibers that joins the two hemispheres of the brain (hypoplasia or agenesis of the corpus callosum); kidney (renal) abnormalities; heart (cardiac) defects; or mental retardation.

Opitz Syndrome was originally categorized as two distinct disorders: i.e., Opitz G and Opitz BBB Syndromes. Yet many investigators have since determined that the disorders represent the same clinical entity with different modes of genetic transmission. The form of the disorder previously designated as Opitz BBB Syndrome is transmitted as an X-linked trait. This X-linked disorder appears to be caused by changes (mutations) of a gene, known as MID1 (for "midline-1"), that is located on the short arm (p) of chromosome X (Xp22). The form originally classified as Opitz G Syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. It is thought to result from deletions of genetic material from the long arm (q) of chromosome 22 (22q11.2).
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Resources

Opitz G/BBB Family Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 515
Grand Lake, CO 80447
Tel: (970)627-8935
Fax: (970)627-8818
Internet: http://www.opitznet.org

Opitz, John M., M.D.
Division of Medical Genetics
2C 412 SOM
50 North Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Tel: (801)581-8943
Fax: (801)585-7252
Email: john.opitz@hsc.utah.edu

22q and You Center
The Department of Clinical Genetics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
One Children's Center
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: (215)590-2920
Fax: (215)590-3298
Email: lunny@email.chop.edu
Internet: http://www.cbil.upenn.edu/VCFS/22qandyou/

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Last Updated: 4/25/2008
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