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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 11-01-2017
Symbol MROS2
Location 19p13.11
Name Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome 2
Corresponding gene SLC27A1
Main clinical features
  • chronic swelling of the face, peripheral facial palsy that tends to relapse and may be bilateral, and in some cases lingua plicata ('scrotal' tongue)
  • often begins in childhood or youth; the swelling is localized especially to the lips
  • Genetic determination autosomal dominant
    Function/system disorder connective tissue
    dermatology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)