Bilateral microtia

Gene: FGFR3

Green List (high evidence)

FGFR3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000068078
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000068078
OMIM: 134934, Gene2Phenotype
FGFR3 is in 25 panels

2 reviews

Jun Shen (Harvard Medical School)

Red List (low evidence)

Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
#100800:Achondroplasia [Short-limb dwarfism identifiable at birth; Mean male adult height, 131 cm; Mean female height, 124 cm; Frontal bossing; Megalencephaly; Midface hypoplasia; Recurrent otitis media in infancy and childhood; Conductive hearing loss; Low nasal bridge; Upper airway obstruction; Generalized joint laxity; Jugular bulb dehiscence (in some patients); Foramen magnum stenosis; Lumbar kyphosis in infancy; Exaggerated lumbar lordosis during childhood and adulthood; Congenital spinal stenosis due to short pedicles, especially lumbar; Progressive interpediculate narrowing in lumbar spine; Dysplastic ilium; Narrow sacroiliac groove; Flat rooted acetabulae; Bowing of legs; Rhizomelic shortening; Short femoral neck; Metaphyseal flaring; Limited elbow and hip extension; Brachydactyly; Trident hand; Hydrocephalus, occasional; Hypotonia in infancy and early childhood; Brain stem compression; Delayed motor development]; #109800:Bladder cancer, somatic [Transitional cell bladder carcinoma]; #114500:Colorectal cancer, somatic [Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma; Associated endometrial carcinoma, atypical endometrial hyperplasia, uterine leiomyosarcoma, bladder transitional carcinoma, gastric, biliary and renal cell carcinoma; APC, RAS, DCC or KRAS gene mutations; Allele loss on chromosomes 5, 6, 12q, 15, 17, 18, or 22]; #146000:Hypochondroplasia [Short-limb dwarfism identifiable during childhood; Final height, 125 to 160 cm; Macrocephaly; Mild frontal bossing; Normal/mild midface hypoplasia; Variable lumbar lordosis; Progressive narrowing of interpediculate distance in the lumbar vertebrate; Short, squared ilia; Shortened limbs; Short tubular bones with mild metaphyseal flare; Limited extension at elbows; Genu varum; Bowleg; Lack of trident hand helps distinguish it from achondroplasia; Brachydactyly; Occasional mental retardation]; #149730:LADD syndrome [Broad forehead; Simple, cup-shaped ears; Hearing loss, mixed conductive-sensorineural; Alacrima (dry eye syndrome); Nasolacrimal duct obstruction; Aplastic/hypoplastic lacrimal puncta; Aplastic/hypoplastic lacrimal glands; Hypertelorism; Telecanthus; Downslanting palpebral fissures; Dacryocystitis; Partially reduced visually acuity; Recurrent corneal ulcerations; Corneal perforation; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Corneal sensitivity impairment (hypesthesia); Absent Stensen duct; Absent parotid gland; Dry mouth; Oral candidiasis; Hypodontia; Peg-shaped incisors; Enamel hypoplasia; Delayed eruption of primary teeth; Dental caries, severe; Coronal hypospadias; Renal agenesis; Nephrosclerosis; Short radius; Short ulna; Preaxial polydactyly; Digitalized thumb; Triphalangeal thumb; Thenar muscle hypoplasia; Syndactyly, 2-3 finger; Clinodactyly, 3,5 finger; Bifid thumb; Broad halluces; Syndactyly, 2-3, 3-4 toe]; #162900:Nevus, epidermal, somatic [Multiple nevi; Pigmented moles; Woolly hair nevus (in some patients); Hyperpigmented patches of skin (in some patients); Raised, scaly, and/or hyperkeratotic areas of skin (in some patients); Patches of tightly curled scalp hair adjacent to straight hair (in some patients)]; #187600:Thanatophoric dysplasia, type I [Dwarfism, lethal micromelic; Severe growth deficiency in survivors; Frontal bossing; Macrocephaly; Small face; Respiratory insufficiency/failure; Narrow thorax; Wide-cupped costochondral junctions; Small abnormally formed scapulae; Short ribs; Small foramen magnum; Cloverleaf skull rarely; Severe platyspondyly; Short and small iliac bones; Small sacroiliac notches; Marked shortness and bowing of long bones; &apos; French telephone receiver femurs&apos; Flared and irregular metaphyses; Temporal lobe heterotopias; Hydrocephalus; Profound mental retardation and hypotonia in survivors; Prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound; Decreased fetal activity; Polyhydramnios]; #187601:Thanatophoric dysplasia, type II [Dwarfism, lethal micromelic; Clover leaf head; Small face; Respiratory insufficiency; Narrow thorax; Wide-cupped costochondral junctions; Small abnormally formed scapula; Short ribs; Severe cloverleaf skull (Kleeblattschaedel); Small foramen magnum; Platyspondyly; Short and small iliac bones; Small sacroiliac notches; Straight femurs; Flared and irregular metaphyses; Brachydactyly; Prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound; Decreased fetal activity; Polyhydramnios]; #273300:Spermatocytic seminoma, somatic [Painless testicular mass; Male germ cell tumors (GCT), 2 subtypes -; Seminoma; Nonseminoma (embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, choriocarcinoma, endodermal sinus tumor); Isochromosome 12p (i(12p)); Elevated hCG (choriocarcinoma); Elevated AFP (endodermal sinus tumor); Elevated hCG or AFP or both (embryonal carcinoma); Azoospermia/oligospermia (present at diagnosis)]; #602849:Muenke syndrome [Normal height; Brachycephaly; Macrocephaly; Plagiocephaly; Midface hypoplasia; Low-set frontal hairline; Hearing loss, sensorineural; Hypertelorism; Downslanting palpebral fissures; Ptosis; High-arched palate; Coronal craniosynostosis (unicoronal or bicoronal, unilateral or bilateral); Bulging of temporal fossae; Clinodactyly; Brachydactyly; Coned epiphyses; Broad, thimble-like middle phalanges; Capitate-hamate fusions; Broad halluces; Short middle phalanges; Calcaneocuboidal fusions; Coned epiphyses; Low-set frontal hairline; Developmental delay; Mental retardation]; #603956:Cervical cancer, somatic [; <omim version=1.0>; <clinicalSynopsisList>]; #610474:CATSHL syndrome [Tall stature (male mean adult height 195.6cm, female mean adult height 177.8cm); Microcephaly; Hearing loss, sensorineural; High-arched palate (in some patients); Pectus excavatum; Scoliosis; Tall vertebral bodies; Broad femoral metaphyses; Osteochondroma; Long limbs; Lateral deviation of tibiae (1 family); Camptodactyly; Arachnodactyly; Camptodactyly; Developmental delay; Mental retardation (in some patients)]; #612247:Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans [Brachycephaly; Midface hypoplasia; Proptosis; Hypertelorism; Choanal atresia; Ovarian cysts (in some patients); Craniosynostosis; Acanthosis nigricans (neck, axilla, groin, periorbital region, perioral region); Verrucous hyperplasia; Hyperpigmentation; Hypopigmentation of surgical scars; Melanocytic nevi; Skin hypertrophy, particularly in flexural areas; Generalized skin thickening (particularly over the trunk); Warty acanthomas; Papillomatosis with overlying thin, slightly hyperpigmented epidermis; Hydrocephalus (in some patients)]; #616482:SADDAN [Dwarfism; Short stature, severe disproportionate; Megalencephaly; Large anterior fontanel; Midface hypoplasia; Frontal bossing; Hearing loss, mild-to-moderate; Otitis media; Exotropia (in some patients); High myopia (in some patients); Depressed nasal bridge; Congestive heart failure (in some patients); Pulmonary hypertension (in some patients); Respiratory compromise at birth; Sleep apnea; Small chest with flaring costal margins; Gastroesophageal reflux (in some patients); Overgrowth of mandible in adults; Pneumatization of the sinuses; Platyspondyly; Kyphosis; Lumbar lordosis; Cervical spinal stenosis; Posterior rotation of hips; Rhizomelia; Mesomelia; Anterior bowing of femora; Posterior bowing of tibiae; Redundant skin folds on upper and lower limbs; Acanthosis nigricans; Seizures; Hydrocephalus; Central apnea; Developmental delay; Limited language acquisition; Mental retardation, moderate to profound; Thin corpus callosum]

Publications

Maria Bitner-Glindzicz (UCL)

Green List (high evidence)

MIM 134934
Created: 3 Feb 2016, 5 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Causes LADD syndrome (lacrimo auriculo dento digital); syndromic features

Publications

History Filter Activity

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Gene classified by Genomics England curator

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

This gene has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set mode of pathogenicity

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Mode of pathogenicity for FGFR3 was changed to Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set publications

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Publications for FGFR3 were set to 16501574

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set Phenotypes

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Phenotypes for FGFR3 were set to Bilateral Microtia;149730

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set Mode of Inheritance

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Mode of inheritance for FGFR3 was changed to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

4 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Gene classified by Genomics England curator

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

This gene has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

28 Apr 2015, Gel status: 0

Added New Source

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

FGFR3 was added to Bilateral Microtiapanel. Sources: Expert list