LI Al Gazali, 1990; R. Happle 1993
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MIDAS-syndromeQ11.2
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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
MIDAS is the acronym for
- Microphthalmia
- Dermal Aplasia
- Sclerocornea
Associated symptoms are abnormalities of the brain and heart. MIDAS is a very rare congenital disorder with a combination of microphthalmia with other malformations such as aplasia of the cutis and sclerocornea. It is a form of syndromic microphthalmia.
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The incidence is reported to be < 1 in 1,000,000. Less than 50 affected individuals have been reported to date. Inheritance is X-linked dominant.
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The disease is caused by mutations in the HCCS gene, which is located on the X chromosome at gene locus p22.2. The gene encodes the holocytochrome C-type synthase.
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Ocular malformations: microphthalmia, orbital cyst, corneal opacity, skin defects linear on the neck, head and chin. In addition, corpus callosum agenesis, sclerocornea, chorioretinal changes, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, mental retardation and nail dystrophy may occur.
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In contrast to focal dermal hypoplasia, there is no hernia-like swelling of the adipose tissue in MIDAS syndrome.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Banganho D et al (2019) Microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome (MIDAS). BMJ Case Rep 12:e227791
- Happle R et al (1993) MIDAS syndrome (microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea): an X-linked phenotype distinct from Goltz syndrome. Am J Med Genet 47:710-713
- Dereure O (2013) Mutations de COX 7B dans le syndrome MIDAS ou microphtalmie avec lésions cutanées linéaires. Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie 140: 405-406