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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 06-12-2018
Symbol CFNCS
Location 17q12
Name craniofacial, neurological, cardiovascular, and skeletal syndrome
Corresponding gene PCGF2
Main clinical features
  • intellectual disability, and impaired growth, and developmental delay in the subjects ranged from mild to severe, absent speech and frequent hearing loss
  • facial features included a broad forehead with frontal bossing, sparse, slow growing hair, particularly in the frontal and temporal regions; peri-orbital fullness, and malar hypoplasia, prominent nasal tip, dysplastic “satyr” ears
  • at MRI, mild enlargement of the lateral ventricles, and also polymicrogyria
  • skeletal anomalies were observed in several individuals, cyphosis and/or scoliosis, vertebral abnormalities
  • cardiac abnormalities, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), atrial septal defect, and dilatation of the ascending aorta
  • mild facial hypotonia was common with impaired articulation of speech and open mouth posture
  • Genetic determination not applicable
    Function/system disorder cardiovascular
    mental retardation
    osteo-articular
    neurology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)
  • substitution of Pro65 disrupts the interaction of PCGF2 with histones (PMID: 30343942))