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- Hutterite Syndrome Hutterite Syndrome Bowen-Conradi Type
- Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome Chromosome 18 Trisomy 18}
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- Copyright (C) 1993 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
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- 947:
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
- It is possible that the main title of the article (Bowen Hutterite
- Syndrome) is not the name you expected. Please check the SYNONYMS listing to
- find the alternate name and disorder subdivisions covered by this article.
-
- Synonyms
-
- Bowen-Conradi Syndrome
- Bowen-Conradi Hutterite Syndrome
- Hutterite Syndrome, Bowen-Conradi Type
-
- Information on the following diseases can be found in the Related
- Disorders section of this report:
-
- Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome
- Chromosome 18, Trisomy 18
-
- General Discussion
-
- ** REMINDER **
- The Information contained in the Rare Disease Database is provided for
- educational purposes only. It should not be used for diagnostic or treatment
- purposes. If you wish to obtain more information about this disorder, please
- contact your personal physician and/or the agencies listed in the "Resources"
- section of this report.
-
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome is a very rare disorder inherited as an
- autosomal recessive genetic trait. Major symptoms may include: low birth
- weight, a small head (microcephaly), a prominent nose, an underdeveloped jaw
- (micrognathia), "rocker-bottom feet," and failure to thrive.
-
- Symptoms
-
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome is a very rare disorder characterized by low birth
- weight, unusual facial features, "rocker-bottom" feet, joint limitations
- (especially of the hip), and failure to thrive. Typically the affected
- infant has a small head (microcephaly) with an underdeveloped jaw and a
- prominent nose. Sucking may be poor from birth and recurrent pneumonia may
- be a complication.
-
- Other symptoms found in affected infants have been: undescended testes,
- inguinal hernia, bent fingers (camptodactyly), clouding of the cornea of the
- eye, malformations of the central nervous system, kidney abnormalities and
- underdeveloped nails of the fingers and toes.
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- Causes
-
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic
- trait. All reported cases of this disorder have been the result of offspring
- by the mating of closely related individuals (inbreeding).
-
- Human traits, including the classic genetic diseases, are the product of
- the interaction of two genes, one received from the father and one from the
- mother. In recessive disorders, the condition does not appear unless a
- person inherits the same defective gene for the same trait from each parent.
- If one receives one normal gene and one gene for the disease, the person will
- be a carrier for the disease, but usually will not show symptoms. The risk
- of transmitting the disease to the children of a couple, both of whom are
- carriers for a recessive disorder, is twenty-five percent. Fifty percent of
- their children will be carriers, but healthy as described above. Twenty-five
- percent of their children will receive both normal genes, one from each
- parent, and will be genetically normal.
-
- Affected Population
-
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome affects males and females in equal numbers. There
- have been approximately twenty cases of this disorder reported in the medical
- literature. Most cases have affected infants from a religious sect of people
- who practice community of goods (Hutterites).
-
- Related Disorders
-
- Symptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of Bowen
- Hutterite Syndrome. Comparisons may be useful for a differential diagnosis:
-
- Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome is a rare disorder inherited as an
- autosomal recessive genetic trait. Symptoms of this disorder include a small
- head, clouding of the eyes lens (cataract), a narrow opening between the
- eyelids (blepharophimosis), an underdeveloped jaw (micrognathia), "rocker
- bottom" feet, bending of one or more fingers (camptodactyly), slowed growth
- and failure to thrive. (For more information on this disorder, choose
- "Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome" as your search term in the Rare
- Disease Database.)
-
- Chromosome 18, Trisomy 18 is a rare disorder caused by the presence of
- extra chromosome 18. Symptoms of this disorder may include: slowed growth,
- failure to thrive, failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum
- (cryptorchidism), poor sucking ability, "rocker-bottom" feet, an unusual face
- with a small head, and clenched fists with overlapping fingers.
- Abnormalities of the kidneys and heart may also occur.
-
- Therapies: Standard
-
- Treatment of Bowen Hutterite Syndrome is symptomatic and supportive. Feeding
- through a surgical opening into the stomach (gastrostomy) may be needed in
- some cases.
-
- Genetic counseling will be of benefit for patients and their families.
-
- Therapies: Investigational
-
- Research on birth defects and their causes is ongoing. The National
- Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring the Human Genome Project which is
- aimed at mapping every gene in the human body and learning why they sometimes
- malfunction. It is hoped that this new knowledge will lead to prevention and
- treatment of genetic disorders in the future.
-
- This disease entry is based upon medical information available through
- April 1993. Since NORD's resources are limited, it is not possible to keep
- every entry in the Rare Disease Database completely current and accurate.
- Please check with the agencies listed in the Resources section for the most
- current information about this disorder.
-
- Resources
-
- For more information on Bowen Hutterite Syndrome, please contact:
-
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- P.O. Box 8923
- New Fairfield, CT 06812-1783
- (203) 746-6518
-
- NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- 9000 Rockville Pike
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- (301) 496-5133
-
- For Genetic Information and Genetic Counseling Referrals:
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- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- (914) 428-7100
-
- Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
- 35 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 440
- Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- (800) 336-GENE
- (301) 652-5553
-
- References
-
- MENDELIAN INHERITANCE IN MAN, 10th Ed.: Victor A. McKusick, Editor: Johns
- Hopkins University Press, 1990. Pp. 1256-57.
-
- BIRTH DEFECTS ENCYCLOPEDIA, Mary Louise Buyse, M.D., Editor-In-Chief;
- Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990. Pp. 883-4.
-
- THE BOWEN-CONRADI SYNDROME -- A AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE SYNDROME OF
- MICROCEPHALY, MICROGNATHIA, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, AND JOINT DEFORMITIES: A.G.
- Hunter et al.; Am J Med Genet (1979, issue 3(3)). Pp. 201-204.
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