Cleidocranial dysostosis

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Cleidocranial dysostosis
Other namesCleidocranial dysplasia, [1] Marie-Sainton syndrome, [1] mutational dysostosis [2]
Marie et Sainton 1.jpg
Adult male patient described by Marie and Sainton, 1898
Specialty Medical genetics
Symptoms Missing collarbone, prominent forehead, flat nose, shorter [1]
Usual onsetPresent at birth [3]
CausesGenetic (RUNX2 gene) [1]
Diagnostic method Based on symptoms and X-rays, confirmed by genetic testing [4]
Differential diagnosis Mandibuloacral dysplasia, pyknodysostosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, Hajdu-Cheney syndrome [5]
Treatment Supportive care [5]
Prognosis Normal life expectancy [3]
FrequencyOne per million people [1]

Cleidocranial dysostosis (CCD), also called cleidocranial dysplasia, is a birth defect that mostly affects the bones and teeth. [1] The collarbones are typically either poorly developed or absent, which allows the shoulders to be brought close together. [1] The front of the skull often does not close until later, and those affected are often shorter than average. [1] Other symptoms may include a prominent forehead, wide set eyes, abnormal teeth, and a flat nose. [1] Symptoms vary among people; however, intelligence is typically unaffected. [1]

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The condition is either inherited or occurs as a new mutation. [1] It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. [1] It is due to a defect in the RUNX2 gene which is involved in bone formation. [1] Diagnosis is suspected based on symptoms and X-rays with confirmation by genetic testing. [4] Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include mandibuloacral dysplasia, pyknodysostosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Hajdu-Cheney syndrome. [5]

Treatment includes supportive measures such as a device to protect the skull and dental care. [5] Surgery may be performed to fix certain bone abnormalities. [4] Life expectancy is generally normal. [3]

It affects about one per million people. [1] Males and females are equally commonly affected. [5] Modern descriptions of the condition date to at least 1896. [6] The term is from cleido 'collarbone', cranial from Greek κρανίο 'skull', and dysostosis 'formation of abnormal bone'. [7]

Signs and symptoms

Female child patient described by Marie and Sainton, 1898, showing absence of clavicles Marie et Sainton 2.jpg
Female child patient described by Marie and Sainton, 1898, showing absence of clavicles

Cleidocranial dysostosis is a general skeletal condition [8] so named from the collarbone (cleido-) and cranium deformities which people with it often have.

People with the condition usually present with a painless swelling in the area of the clavicles at 2 to 3 years of age. [9] Common features are:

Other features are: parietal bossing, basilar invagination (atlantoaxial impaction), persistent metopic suture, abnormal ear structures with hearing loss, supernumerary ribs, hemivertebrae with spondylosis, small and high scapulae, hypoplasia of illiac bones, absence of the pubic bone, short / absent fibular bones, short / absent radial bones, hypoplastic terminal phalanges. [17]

Genetics

CCD is usually autosomal dominant, but in some cases its cause is not known. [18] The main mechanism is thought to involve haploinsufficiency caused by mutations in CBFA1 (also known as Runx2), a gene located on the short arm of chromosome 6 (6p21), which encodes a transcription factor required for the differentiation of stem cells into osteoblasts. [10] This results in delayed ossification of midline structures of the body and ensuing defects in membranous and endochondral bone formation. [19]

Diagnosis

Different features of the dysostosis are significant. Radiological imaging helps confirm the diagnosis. During gestation (pregnancy), clavicular size can be calculated using available nomograms. Wormian bones can sometimes be observed in the skull. [20]

Diagnosis of CCD spectrum disorder is established in an individual with typical clinical and radiographic findings and/or by the identification of a heterozygous pathogenic variant in RUNX2 (CBFA1). [21]

Treatment

Around 5 years of age, surgical correction may be necessary to prevent any worsening of the deformity. [9] If the mother has dysplasia, caesarian delivery may be necessary. Craniofacial surgery may be necessary to correct skull defects. [20] Coxa vara is treated by corrective femoral osteotomies. If there is brachial plexus irritation with pain and numbness, excision of the clavicular fragments can be performed to decompress it. [10]

Prognosis

Several studies have reported that life expectancy appears to be normal for people with CCD. [3] [22] [23]

Epidemiology

Cleidocranial dysostosis affects about one per million people. [1]

Notable cases

In 1987, a young girl named Jessica McClure fell down a narrow well pipe in her family's Texas property. Ron Short, a roofing contractor who was born without collarbones because of cleidocranial dysostosis and thus could collapse his shoulders to work in cramped corners, arrived at the site and offered to go down the shaft. The rescuers did not end up using him, [24] [25] though McClure was successfully recovered from the well.

Actor Gaten Matarazzo was born with cleidocranial dysplasia, which is incorporated into his character Dustin Henderson's storyline on Stranger Things . [26]

Sibling actress-singers Milly [27] and Abby Shapiro were born with cleidocranial dysplasia, a trait they share with their mother. [28]

Related Research Articles

CCD may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clavicle</span> Long bone that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum

The clavicle, collarbone, or keybone is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on each side of the body. The clavicle is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally. Together with the shoulder blade, it makes up the shoulder girdle. It is a palpable bone and, in people who have less fat in this region, the location of the bone is clearly visible. It receives its name from Latin clavicula 'little key' because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is abducted. The clavicle is the most commonly fractured bone. It can easily be fractured by impacts to the shoulder from the force of falling on outstretched arms or by a direct hit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fontanelle</span> Anatomical feature of the infant human skull

A fontanelle is an anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising soft membranous gaps (sutures) between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant. Fontanelles allow for stretching and deformation of the neurocranium both during birth and later as the brain expands faster than the surrounding bone can grow. Premature complete ossification of the sutures is called craniosynostosis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macrocephaly</span> Abnormally large head size

Macrocephaly is a condition in which circumference of the human head is abnormally large. It may be pathological or harmless, and can be a familial genetic characteristic. People diagnosed with macrocephaly will receive further medical tests to determine whether the syndrome is accompanied by particular disorders. Those with benign or familial macrocephaly are considered to have megalencephaly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brachycephaly</span> Short, broad head

Brachycephaly is the shape of a skull shorter than average in its species. It is perceived as a cosmetically desirable trait in some domesticated dog and cat breeds, notably the pug and Persian, and can be normal or abnormal in other animal species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyperdontia</span> Condition of having extra teeth beyond the regular number of teeth

Hyperdontia is the condition of having supernumerary teeth, or teeth that appear in addition to the regular number of teeth. They can appear in any area of the dental arch and can affect any dental organ. The opposite of hyperdontia is hypodontia, where there is a congenital lack of teeth, which is a condition seen more commonly than hyperdontia. The scientific definition of hyperdontia is "any tooth or odontogenic structure that is formed from tooth germ in excess of usual number for any given region of the dental arch." The additional teeth, which may be few or many, can occur on any place in the dental arch. Their arrangement may be symmetrical or non-symmetrical.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellis–Van Creveld syndrome</span> Medical condition

Ellis–Van Creveld syndrome is a rare genetic disorder of the skeletal dysplasia type.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Microtia</span> Medical condition

Microtia is a congenital deformity where the auricle is underdeveloped. A completely undeveloped auricle is referred to as anotia. Because microtia and anotia have the same origin, it can be referred to as microtia-anotia. Microtia can be unilateral or bilateral. Microtia occurs in 1 out of about 8,000–10,000 births. In unilateral microtia, the right ear is most commonly affected. It may occur as a complication of taking Accutane (isotretinoin) during pregnancy.

An osteochondrodysplasia, or skeletal dysplasia, is a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. Osteochondrodysplasias are rare diseases. About 1 in 5,000 babies are born with some type of skeletal dysplasia. Nonetheless, if taken collectively, genetic skeletal dysplasias or osteochondrodysplasias comprise a recognizable group of genetically determined disorders with generalized skeletal affection. These disorders lead to disproportionate short stature and bone abnormalities, particularly in the arms, legs, and spine. Skeletal dysplasia can result in marked functional limitation and even mortality.

Amastia refers to a rare clinical anomaly in which both internal breast tissue and the visible nipple are absent on one or both sides. It affects both men and women. Amastia can be either isolated or comorbid with other syndromes, such as ectodermal dysplasia, Syndactyly and lipoatrophic diabetes. This abnormality can be classified into various types, and each could result from different pathologies. Amastia differs from amazia and athelia. Amazia is the absence of one or both mammary glands but the nipples remain present, and athelia is the absence of one or both nipples, but the mammary gland remains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Micrognathism</span> Condition in which the jaw is small

Micrognathism is a condition where the jaw is undersized. It is also sometimes called mandibular hypoplasia. It is common in infants, but is usually self-corrected during growth, due to the jaws' increasing in size. It may be a cause of abnormal tooth alignment and in severe cases can hamper feeding. It can also, both in adults and children, make intubation difficult, either during anesthesia or in emergency situations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RUNX2</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) also known as core-binding factor subunit alpha-1 (CBF-alpha-1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RUNX2 gene. RUNX2 is a key transcription factor associated with osteoblast differentiation.

Metaphyseal dysplasia, or Pyle disease, is a disorder of the bones. It is a rare disease in which the outer part of the shafts of long bones is thinner than normal and there is an increased chance of fractures. Its hallmark feature is an abnormality of the long bones in the arms and legs in which the ends (metaphyses) of the bones are abnormally broad; the shape of the bones resembles a boat oar or paddle. The broad metaphyses are due to enlargement of the spongy inner layer of bone. Although trabecular bone is expanded, the dense outermost layer of bone is thinner than normal. As a result, the bones are fragile and fracture easily. The bone abnormalities in the legs commonly cause knock knees in affected individuals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tooth eruption</span> Process in tooth development

Tooth eruption is a process in tooth development in which the teeth enter the mouth and become visible. It is currently believed that the periodontal ligament plays an important role in tooth eruption. The first human teeth to appear, the deciduous (primary) teeth, erupt into the mouth from around 6 months until 2 years of age, in a process known as "teething". These teeth are the only ones in the mouth until a person is about 6 years old creating the primary dentition stage. At that time, the first permanent tooth erupts and begins a time in which there is a combination of primary and permanent teeth, known as the mixed dentition stage, which lasts until the last primary tooth is lost. Then, the remaining permanent teeth erupt into the mouth during the permanent dentition stage.

Acrodysostosis is a rare congenital malformation syndrome which involves shortening of the interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet, intellectual disability in approximately 90% of affected children, and peculiar facies. Other common abnormalities include short head, small broad upturned nose with flat nasal bridge, protruding jaw, increased bone age, intrauterine growth retardation, juvenile arthritis and short stature. Further abnormalities of the skin, genitals, teeth, and skeleton may occur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pycnodysostosis</span> Metabolic disorder leading to high bone density and malformation

Pycnodysostosis is a lysosomal storage disease of the bone caused by a mutation in the gene that codes the enzyme cathepsin K. It is also known as PKND and PYCD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frontonasal dysplasia</span> Medical condition

Frontonasal dysplasia (FND) is a congenital malformation of the midface. For the diagnosis of FND, a patient should present at least two of the following characteristics: hypertelorism, a wide nasal root, vertical midline cleft of the nose and/or upper lip, cleft of the wings of the nose, malformed nasal tip, encephalocele or V-shaped hair pattern on the forehead. The cause of FND remains unknown. FND seems to be sporadic (random) and multiple environmental factors are suggested as possible causes for the syndrome. However, in some families multiple cases of FND were reported, which suggests a genetic cause of FND.

Skull bossing is a descriptive term in medical physical examination indicating a protuberance of the skull, most often in the frontal bones of the forehead. Although prominence of the skull bones may be normal, skull bossing may be associated with certain medical conditions, including nutritional, metabolic, hormonal, and hematologic disorders.

The Crane–Heise syndrome is a very rare and lethal birth defect without a known cause. It was first described in a 1981 publication, and its main signs are facial malformations, lack of bone mineralization, and musculoskeletal anomalies.

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