- Fraser syndrome (also known as Meyer-Schwickerath's syndrome, Fraser-François syndrome, or Ullrich-Feichtiger syndrome) is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder, identified by several developmental anomalies. (wikipedia.org)
- The authors noted that the findings in the sibs were consistent with classic Fraser syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
- Retinal findings may change in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). (bvsalud.org)
- An earlier pregnancy had resulted in the intrauterine death at 30 weeks of gestation of a male fetus with a normal karyotype in whom the diagnosis of Fraser syndrome was suggested by the presence of cryptophthalmos, syndactyly, ambiguous genitalia, imperforate anus, bilateral renal agenesis, pulmonary hypoplasia, and hydrocephalus. (wikipedia.org)
- Fraser syndrome is a rare disorder that affects development starting before birth. (medlineplus.gov)
- Cryptophthalmos is the most common abnormality in people with Fraser syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
- Eye abnormalities typically lead to impairment or loss of vision in people with Fraser syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
- Cutaneous syndactyly typically occurs in both the hands and the feet in Fraser syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
- Other abnormalities of the hands and feet can occur in people with Fraser syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
- Individuals with Fraser syndrome can have abnormalities of the genitalia, such as an enlarged clitoris in females or undescended testes (cryptorchidism) in males. (medlineplus.gov)
- The most common urinary tract abnormality in Fraser syndrome is the absence of one or both kidneys (renal agenesis). (medlineplus.gov)
- A variety of other signs and symptoms can be involved in Fraser syndrome, including heart malformations or abnormalities of the voicebox (larynx) or other parts of the respiratory tract. (medlineplus.gov)
- Fraser syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 200,000 newborns. (medlineplus.gov)
- It is unknown how lack of the FRAS/FREM complex leads to kidney and genital abnormalities and other problems in Fraser syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
- Fraser syndrome is named for the geneticist George R. Fraser, who first described the syndrome in 1962. (wikipedia.org)
- 2003) located the Fraser syndrome locus to chromosome 4q21. (wikipedia.org)
- In 6 of 18 consanguineous families with Fraser syndrome, van Haelst et al. (wikipedia.org)
- citation needed] In 5 families with Fraser syndrome, McGregor et al. (wikipedia.org)
- In an infant girl with Fraser syndrome, Slavotinek et al. (wikipedia.org)
- 200110) or an intermediate phenotype between AMS and Fraser syndrome, and the other had classic Fraser syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
- 2007) concluded that a phenotype resembling AMS is a rare clinical expression of Fraser syndrome, with no obvious genotype/phenotype correlation. (wikipedia.org)
- An earlier pregnancy had resulted in the intrauterine death at 30 weeks of gestation of a male fetus with a normal karyotype in whom the diagnosis of Fraser syndrome was suggested by the presence of cryptophthalmos, syndactyly, ambiguous genitalia, imperforate anus, bilateral renal agenesis, pulmonary hypoplasia, and hydrocephalus. (wikipedia.org)
- The authors noted that the findings in the sibs were consistent with classic Fraser syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
- citation needed] Among 18 consanguineous families with Fraser syndrome, van Haelst et al. (wikipedia.org)
- The diagnosis of Fraser syndrome should be entertained in patients with a combination of acrofacial and urogenital malformations with or without cryptophthalmos. (wikipedia.org)
- 1986) also emphasized the occurrence of the cryptophthalmos syndrome without cryptophthalmos and proposed diagnostic criteria for Fraser syndrome. (wikipedia.org)