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Marcus Gunn jaw winking synkinesis

MedGen UID:
120582
Concept ID:
C0266521
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Familial Marcus Gunn phenomenon (subtype); JAW-WINKING; Jaw-winking syndrome; Marcus Gunn Phenomenon; Marcus Gunn syndrome; MAXILLOPALPEBRAL SYNKINESIS
SNOMED CT: Pterygoid-levator synkinesis (5127009); Marcus-Gunn jaw winking (5127009); Abnormal eyelid innervation syndrome (5127009); Jaw winking (5127009); Marcus Gunn phenonemon (5127009); Marcus Gunn syndrome (5127009); Jaw-winking syndrome (5127009); Marcus-Gunn syndrome (5127009)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID:
141047
Concept ID:
C0443147
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
 
HPO: HP:0025186
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007946
OMIM®: 154600
Orphanet: ORPHA91412

Definition

The Marcus Gunn phenomenon consists of unilateral congenital ptosis and rapid exaggerated elevation of the ptotic lid on moving of the lower jaw. Although it usually persists into adult life, the phenomenon is seen in its most marked forms in infancy when the rapid spasmodic movements of the lid are apparent during sucking and thus are noted soon after birth (Doco-Fenzy et al., 2006). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Congenital ptosis
MedGen UID:
78612
Concept ID:
C0266573
Congenital Abnormality
The drooping of the upper or lower eyelid that is present at the time of birth.
Unilateral ptosis
MedGen UID:
401085
Concept ID:
C1866806
Finding
A unilateral form of ptosis.

Term Hierarchy

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  • CROGVMarcus Gunn jaw winking synkinesis
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MedGen UID:
1627555
Concept ID:
C4539927
Disease or Syndrome
WDR26-related intellectual disability (ID) is characterized by developmental delay / intellectual disability, characteristic facial features, hypotonia, epilepsy, and infant feeding difficulties. To date 15 individuals, ages 24 months to 34 years, have been reported. Developmental delay is present in all individuals and ranges from mild to severe. All individuals have delayed speech. Although some begin to develop speech in the second year, others have remained nonverbal. Seizures, present in all affected individuals reported to date, can be febrile or non-febrile (tonic-clonic, absence, rolandic seizures); most seizures are self limited or respond well to standard treatment. Affected individuals are generally described as happy and socially engaging; several have stereotypies / autistic features (repetitive or rocking behavior, abnormal hand movements or posturing, and at times self-stimulation).
Joubert syndrome 37
MedGen UID:
1786742
Concept ID:
C5543064
Disease or Syndrome
Joubert syndrome-37 (JBTS37) is an autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental ciliopathy characterized classically by a distinctive hindbrain malformation affecting the midbrain and cerebellum, recognizable as the 'molar tooth sign' on brain imaging. Affected individuals have hypotonia, ataxia, and variably impaired intellectual development. Additional variable features, such as postaxial polydactyly, liver or kidney anomalies, retinal dystrophy, and coloboma, may also occur. In severe cases, affected fetuses with these malformations may be terminated (summary by Latour et al., 2020). For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Joubert syndrome, see JBTS1 (213300).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Althaqib RN, Khan AO, Alsuhaibani AH
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):566-568. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001637. PMID: 32810032
Shah G, Khurana D, Das S, Tiple S, Honavar SG
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Jul/Aug;36(4):390-394. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001566. PMID: 31880686
Tu Y, Gao F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(51):e9369. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009369. PMID: 29390531Free PMC Article
Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419
Bowyer JD, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Mar;20(2):92-8. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000115595.20838.f4. PMID: 15083074

Diagnosis

Althaqib RN, Khan AO, Alsuhaibani AH
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):566-568. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001637. PMID: 32810032
Pearce FC, McNab AA, Hardy TG
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Sep/Oct;33(5):325-328. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000780. PMID: 27608283
Conte A, Brancati F, Garaci F, Toschi N, Bologna M, Fabbrini G, Falla M, Dallapiccola B, Bollero P, Floris R, Berardelli A
PLoS One 2012;7(12):e51749. Epub 2012 Dec 17 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051749. PMID: 23284759Free PMC Article
Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419
Koelsch E, Harrington JW
Mov Disord 2007 Apr 30;22(6):871-3. doi: 10.1002/mds.21328. PMID: 17290450

Therapy

Tu Y, Gao F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(51):e9369. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009369. PMID: 29390531Free PMC Article
Koelsch E, Harrington JW
Mov Disord 2007 Apr 30;22(6):871-3. doi: 10.1002/mds.21328. PMID: 17290450

Prognosis

Tu Y, Gao F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(51):e9369. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009369. PMID: 29390531Free PMC Article
Bowyer JD, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Mar;20(2):92-8. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000115595.20838.f4. PMID: 15083074

Clinical prediction guides

Althaqib RN, Khan AO, Alsuhaibani AH
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):566-568. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001637. PMID: 32810032
Carman KB, Ozkan S, Yakut A, Ekici A
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Jan 23;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008210. PMID: 23345532Free PMC Article
Demirci H, Frueh BR, Nelson CC
Ophthalmology 2010 Jul;117(7):1447-52. Epub 2010 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.014. PMID: 20188419

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