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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 22-01-2010
Symbol MACS
Location 20p11.23
Name macrocephaly, alopecia, cutis laxa, and scoliosis
Corresponding gene RIN2
Main clinical features
  • macrocephaly, downward-slanting palpebral fissures, puffy eyelids , mild ichthyosis, sagging cheeks, everted lower lip, retrognathia with abnormal skull morphology , gingival hyperplasia, abnormal position of the teeth, severe hyperlaxity, and flat feet
  • scalp hair sparse with short stature caused mainly by moderate to severe scoliosis
  • electron microscopy of dermal elastic fibers demonstrated diminished microfibrillar component at the periphery of elastic fibers (Basel-Vanagaite 2009)
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder connective tissue
    dermatology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)