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Nephrology · Nephrology / Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract

Fraser syndrome

Also known as: Cryptophthalmos syndrome

Cryptophthalmos, syndactyly and renal agenesis.

Medical specialty
Nephrology
Subspecialty
Nephrology / Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, prenatal
Gene(s) involved
FRAS1, FREM2, GRIP1

Etiology & mechanism

Basement membrane adhesion defects.

Gene(s) involved (3)

FRAS1FREM2GRIP1

Symptoms & signs (6)

ambiguous genitaliacryptophthalmosgenital anomalieslaryngeal stenosisrenal agenesissyndactyly
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