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Nephrology · Nephrology / Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract

Townes–Brocks syndrome

Also known as: Renal-ear-anal-radial syndrome

Anal, ear, thumb and renal malformations.

Medical specialty
Nephrology
Subspecialty
Nephrology / Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved
SALL1, SALL4

Etiology & mechanism

SALL1 variants.

Gene(s) involved (2)

SALL1SALL4

Symptoms & signs (5)

dysplastic earshearing lossimperforate anusrenal hypoplasiatriphalangeal thumbs
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