Table 2

Range of congenital anomalies observed in DBA

Organ/systemAnomalies
Craniofacial Hypertelorism, cleft lip and/or palate, high arched palate, microcephaly, micrognathia, microtia, low-set ears, low hairline, epicanthus, ptosis 
Ophthalmologic Congenital glaucoma, strabismus, congenital cataract 
Neck Short neck, webbed neck, Sprengel deformity, Klippel-Feil deformity 
Musculoskeletal Short stature, thumb (hypoplastic, duplex or bifid, triphalyngeal) syndactyly, flat thenar eminence 
Urogenital Kidney (absent, horseshoe), duplicated collecting systems, hypospadias 
Cardiac Ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, coarctation of the aorta, patent foramen ovale, tetralogy of Fallot, complex cardiac anomalies 
Organ/systemAnomalies
Craniofacial Hypertelorism, cleft lip and/or palate, high arched palate, microcephaly, micrognathia, microtia, low-set ears, low hairline, epicanthus, ptosis 
Ophthalmologic Congenital glaucoma, strabismus, congenital cataract 
Neck Short neck, webbed neck, Sprengel deformity, Klippel-Feil deformity 
Musculoskeletal Short stature, thumb (hypoplastic, duplex or bifid, triphalyngeal) syndactyly, flat thenar eminence 
Urogenital Kidney (absent, horseshoe), duplicated collecting systems, hypospadias 
Cardiac Ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, coarctation of the aorta, patent foramen ovale, tetralogy of Fallot, complex cardiac anomalies 

The list includes the anomalies that are most characteristic of DBA. Multiple anomalies are present in up to 25% of affected persons.

Close Modal

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal