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A form of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy with characteristics of delayed closure of the cranial sutures and fontanelles, digital clubbing, arthropathy, and periostosis. To date, about 30 cases have been reported. May also be associated with congenital heart disease. It is caused by mutations in the HPGD gene (4q33-q34) and is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

The presence of excessive fibrous connective tissue in the liver. Fibrosis is a reparative or reactive process. [from HPO]

Repeated, individually recognizable, intermittent movements or movement fragments that are almost always briefly suppressible and are usually associated with awareness of an urge to perform the movement. [from HPO]

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the liver parenchyma or intrahepatic bile ducts. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include hepatocellular adenoma, and bile duct adenoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and lymphoma. [from NCI]

Schnyder corneal dystrophy (SCCD), also known as Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy, is an autosomal dominant eye disease characterized by abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea. The consequent corneal opacification is progressive and bilateral, resulting in glare and loss of vision that is postulated to be caused by light scattering. Patients demonstrate a characteristic pattern of corneal opacification dependent on age, and only half have crystalline corneal cholesterol deposits. Patients with noncrystalline disease have a more subtle presentation with only corneal haze, which may be difficult to diagnose (summary by Nickerson et al., 2013). [from OMIM]

Systemic primary carnitine deficiency (CDSP) is a disorder of the carnitine cycle that results in defective fatty acid oxidation. It encompasses a broad clinical spectrum including the following: Metabolic decompensation in infancy typically presenting between age three months and two years with episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia, poor feeding, irritability, lethargy, hepatomegaly, elevated liver transaminases, and hyperammonemia triggered by fasting or common illnesses such as upper respiratory tract infection or gastroenteritis. Childhood myopathy involving heart and skeletal muscle with onset between age two and four years. Pregnancy-related decreased stamina or exacerbation of cardiac arrhythmia. Fatigability in adulthood. Absence of symptoms. The latter two categories often include mothers diagnosed with CDSP after newborn screening has identified low carnitine levels in their infants. [from GeneReviews]

Spondylocostal dysostosis (SCDO), defined radiographically as multiple segmentation defects of the vertebrae (M-SDV) in combination with abnormalities of the ribs, is characterized clinically by: a short trunk in proportion to height; short neck; non-progressive mild scoliosis in most affected individuals, and occasionally, more significant scoliosis. Respiratory function in neonates may be compromised by reduced size of the thorax. By age two years lung growth may improve sufficiently to support relatively normal growth and development; however, even then life-threatening complications can occur, especially pulmonary hypertension in children with severely restricted lung capacity from birth. Males with SCDO appear to be at increased risk for inguinal hernia. [from GeneReviews]

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by intermittent vaso-occlusive events and chronic hemolytic anemia. Vaso-occlusive events result in tissue ischemia leading to acute and chronic pain as well as organ damage that can affect any organ system, including the bones, spleen, liver, brain, lungs, kidneys, and joints. Dactylitis (pain and/or swelling of the hands or feet) is often the earliest manifestation of SCD. In children, the spleen can become engorged with blood cells in a "splenic sequestration." The spleen is particularly vulnerable to infarction and the majority of individuals with SCD who are not on hydroxyurea or transfusion therapy become functionally asplenic in early childhood, increasing their risk for certain types of bacterial infections, primarily encapsulated organisms. Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a major cause of mortality in SCD. Chronic hemolysis can result in varying degrees of anemia, jaundice, cholelithiasis, and delayed growth and sexual maturation as well as activating pathways that contribute to the pathophysiology directly. Individuals with the highest rates of hemolysis are at higher risk for pulmonary artery hypertension, priapism, and leg ulcers and may be relatively protected from vaso-occlusive pain. [from GeneReviews]

A chronic disorder of the liver in which liver tissue becomes scarred and is partially replaced by regenerative nodules and fibrotic tissue resulting in loss of liver function. [from HPO]

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts. Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include cholangitis and biliary atresia. Representative examples of neoplastic disorders include extrahepatic bile duct adenoma and cholangiocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Impairment of bile flow due to obstruction in bile ducts. [from HPO]

Movement-based tics affecting discrete muscle groups. [from HPO]

Wildervanck syndrome is characterized by the triad of cervical vertebral fusion (Klippel-Feil anomaly, see this term), bilateral abducens palsy with retracted eyes (Duane syndrome, see this term) and congenital perceptive deafness. [from ORDO]