2q37 microdeletion syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names 2q37 microdeletion syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A chromosomal anomaly involving deletion of chromosome band 2q37 and manifests as three major clinical findings: developmental delay, skeletal malformations and facial dysmorphism.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0010886), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant inheritance
HPO, annotations 2026-09-02
Features
69 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Broad faceHPOHP:0000283
- 7 of 7 reported patients
- Delayed speech and language developmentHPOHP:0000750
- 7 of 7 reported patients
- Global developmental delayHPOHP:0001263
- 7 of 7 reported patients
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Motor stereotypyHPOHP:0000733
- 3 of 3 reported patients
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Motor delayHPOHP:0001270
- 6 of 7 reported patients
- Broad nasal tipHPOHP:0000455
- 5 of 6 reported patients
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- BrachycephalyHPOHP:0000248
- 3 of 4 reported patients
- Sleep disturbanceHPOHP:0002360
- 3 of 4 reported patients
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ObesityHPOHP:0001513
- 5 of 7 reported patients
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Anteverted naresHPOHP:0000463
- 4 of 6 reported patients
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Short fourth metatarsalHPOHP:0004689
- 4 of 6 reported patients
- Upslanted palpebral fissureHPOHP:0000582
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- HDAC4HGNC:14063
- Limited · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Unknown · 2022
Where it sits
Other names
11 names
Resolves to: 2q37 microdeletion syndrome
- Also called
- 2q37 monosomyAlbright hereditary osteodystrophy type 3Albright hereditary osteodystrophy-like syndromeBDMRbrachydactyly intellectual disability syndromebrachydactyly mental retardation syndromebrachydactyly-intellectual disability syndromeDel(2)(q37)deletion 2q37deletion 2q37-qtermonosomy 2q37-qter