jaw-winking syndrome
MONDO:0007946Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names jaw-winking syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Marcus-Gunn syndrome is characterized by ptosis associated with maxillopalpebral synkinesis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007946), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
21 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.
- Marcus Gunn jaw winking synkinesisHPOHP:0025186
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Abnormal fifth cranial nerve morphologyHPOHP:0010824
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AmblyopiaHPOHP:0000646
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HypotropiaHPOHP:0025584
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- StrabismusHPOHP:0000486
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Unilateral ptosisHPOHP:0007687
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AnisometropiaHPOHP:0012803
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Double elevator palsyHPOHP:0020041
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Neurodevelopmental delayHPOHP:0012758
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Postnatal growth retardationHPOHP:0008897
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Superior rectus muscle underactionHPOHP:0031747
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal ear morphologyHPOHP:0031703
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
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- Abnormal heart morphologyHPOHP:0001627
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Abnormality of the genital systemHPOHP:0000078
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Abnormality of the sense of smellHPOHP:0004408
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Choanal atresiaHPOHP:0000453
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Cleft lipHPOHP:0410030
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Cleft palateHPOHP:0000175
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: jaw-winking syndrome
- Also called
- jaw-winkingmandibulo-palpebral synkinesis-ptosis syndromeMarcus Gunn PhenomenonMarcus Gunn syndromeMarcus-Gunn phenomenonMarcus-Gunn syndromeMaxillopalpebral synkinesis