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CEDNIK syndrome

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Disease definition

A rare, genetic, neurocutaneous disease characterized by severe developmental abnormalities of the nervous system and aberrant differentiation of the epidermis. Patients present with a unique constellation of clinical signs described with the acronym CEDNIK: CErebral Dysgenesis, Neuropathy, Ichthyosis, and palmoplantar Keratoderma.

ORPHA:66631

Classification level: Disorder

Synonym(s):
  • Cerebral dysgenesis-neuropathy-ichthyosis-palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome

Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Age of onset: Infancy, Neonatal

ICD-10: Q82.8

ICD-11: LD27.2

OMIM: 609528

UMLS: C1836033

MeSH: C537943

GARD: 9940

A summary on this disease is available in Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands
Detailed information

Logo ERN: produced/endorsed by ERN(s) Logo FSMR: produced/endorsed by FSMR(s)

Guidelines
Emergency guidelines
Français (2018.pdf) - Orphanet Urgences
Clinical practice guidelines
Disease review articles
Clinical genetics review
English (2013.pdf) - Eur J Hum Genet
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