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Schwartz-Jampel syndrome(SJS)

MedGen UID:
19892
•Concept ID:
C0036391
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Myotonic myopathy dwarfism chondrodystrophy and ocular and facial abnormalities
SNOMED CT: Chondrodystrophic myotonia (29145002); Burton syndrome (29145002); Catel Hempel syndrome (29145002); Aberfeld syndrome (29145002); Burton skeletal dysplasia (29145002); Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (29145002); Myotonia chondrodystrophica (29145002); Osteochondromuscular dystrophy (29145002)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal recessive inheritance
MedGen UID:
141025
•Concept ID:
C0441748
•
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 individuals with two pathogenic alleles, either homozygotes (two copies of the same mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele).
Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)
 
Related genes: LIFR, IL6ST, HSPG2
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009717
OMIM®: 255800
Orphanet: ORPHA800

Definition

A rare, genetic neuromuscular disease characterized by permanent myotonia, mask-like facies (with blepharospasm, narrow palpebral fissures, small mouth with pursed lips and puckered chin) , and chondrodysplasia (variably manifesting with short stature, pectus carinatum, kyphoscoliosis, bowing of long bones, epiphyseal, metaphyseal, and hip dysplasia). [from ORDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Achondroplasia: Update on diagnosis, follow-up and treatment.
Leiva-Gea A, Martos Lirio MF, Barreda Bonis AC, Marín Del Barrio S, Heath KE, Marín Reina P, Guillén-Navarro E, Santos Simarro F, Riaño Galán I, Yeste Fernández D, Leiva-Gea I
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2022 Dec;97(6):423.e1-423.e11. Epub 2022 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.10.004. PMID: 36347803
Osteogenesis imperfecta: advancements in genetics and treatment.
Rossi V, Lee B, Marom R
Curr Opin Pediatr 2019 Dec;31(6):708-715. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000813. PMID: 31693577Free PMC Article
Best practice management guidelines for fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome: a consensus statement from the FD/MAS international consortium.
Javaid MK, Boyce A, Appelman-Dijkstra N, Ong J, Defabianis P, Offiah A, Arundel P, Shaw N, Pos VD, Underhil A, Portero D, Heral L, Heegaard AM, Masi L, Monsell F, Stanton R, Dijkstra PDS, Brandi ML, Chapurlat R, Hamdy NAT, Collins MT
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Jun 13;14(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1102-9. PMID: 31196103Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: a review of the literature and case report.
Mallineni SK, Yiu CK, King NM
Spec Care Dentist 2012 Jun;32(3):105-11. Epub 2012 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00249.x. PMID: 22591433
Multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of a patient with chondrodystrophic myotonia (Schwartz-Jampel vel Aberfeld syndrome): case report and literature review.
Nessler M, Puchala J, Kwiatkowski S, Kobylarz K, Mojsa I, Chrapusta-Klimeczek A
Ann Plast Surg 2011 Sep;67(3):315-9. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181fac1ec. PMID: 21263291
Results of botulinum toxin: an application to blepharospasm Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Topaloglu H, Erk Y
J Craniofac Surg 2006 Jul;17(4):656-60. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00008. PMID: 16877909
Levator aponeurosis surgery in Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Cruz AA, Souza CA, Plastino Júnior LS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Jul;14(4):271-6. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199807000-00009. PMID: 9700736
The Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
al Gazali LI
Clin Dysmorphol 1993 Jan;2(1):47-54. PMID: 8298738

Diagnosis

Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.
Mathur N, Ghosh PS
Pediatr Neurol 2017 Mar;68:77-78. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.12.007. PMID: 28129933
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: a review of the literature and case report.
Mallineni SK, Yiu CK, King NM
Spec Care Dentist 2012 Jun;32(3):105-11. Epub 2012 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00249.x. PMID: 22591433
Multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of a patient with chondrodystrophic myotonia (Schwartz-Jampel vel Aberfeld syndrome): case report and literature review.
Nessler M, Puchala J, Kwiatkowski S, Kobylarz K, Mojsa I, Chrapusta-Klimeczek A
Ann Plast Surg 2011 Sep;67(3):315-9. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181fac1ec. PMID: 21263291
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Bastola P
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2010 Jul-Sep;8(31):348-51. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v8i3.6227. PMID: 22610743
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Kulkarni ML, Pillai R
Indian Pediatr 2004 Mar;41(3):285. PMID: 15064520

Therapy

Statin-Induced Myopathy in a Patient with Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.
Rajpal MK, Sedki FK, Eid TJ
J Pharm Pract 2024 Oct;37(5):1197-1198. Epub 2023 Nov 6 doi: 10.1177/08971900231213694. PMID: 37931642
Schwartz Jampel syndrome responding positively to carbamazepine therapy: a case report and a novel mutation.
Gürbüz G, Albayrak HM
Turk J Pediatr 2019;61(6):967-970. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.06.023. PMID: 32134596
Treatment of Blepharospasm in Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome: Botulinum Toxin A Injection or Surgery.
Kashkouli MB, Shahrzad S, Jazayeri AA, Abtahi MB
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S47-S49. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000503. PMID: 26020714
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Kulkarni ML, Pillai R
Indian Pediatr 2004 Mar;41(3):285. PMID: 15064520
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: report of five cases.
Reed UC, Reimao R, Espindola AA, Kok F, Ferreira LG, Resende MB, Messias TC, Carvalho MS, Diament A, Scaff M, Marie SK
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2002 Sep;60(3-B):734-8. PMID: 12364940

Prognosis

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: a review of the literature and case report.
Mallineni SK, Yiu CK, King NM
Spec Care Dentist 2012 Jun;32(3):105-11. Epub 2012 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00249.x. PMID: 22591433
Results of botulinum toxin: an application to blepharospasm Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Topaloglu H, Erk Y
J Craniofac Surg 2006 Jul;17(4):656-60. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00008. PMID: 16877909
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: report of five cases.
Reed UC, Reimao R, Espindola AA, Kok F, Ferreira LG, Resende MB, Messias TC, Carvalho MS, Diament A, Scaff M, Marie SK
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2002 Sep;60(3-B):734-8. PMID: 12364940
Levator aponeurosis surgery in Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Cruz AA, Souza CA, Plastino Júnior LS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Jul;14(4):271-6. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199807000-00009. PMID: 9700736
The Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
al Gazali LI
Clin Dysmorphol 1993 Jan;2(1):47-54. PMID: 8298738

Clinical prediction guides

Schwartz Jampel syndrome responding positively to carbamazepine therapy: a case report and a novel mutation.
Gürbüz G, Albayrak HM
Turk J Pediatr 2019;61(6):967-970. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.06.023. PMID: 32134596
Treatment of Blepharospasm in Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome: Botulinum Toxin A Injection or Surgery.
Kashkouli MB, Shahrzad S, Jazayeri AA, Abtahi MB
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S47-S49. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000503. PMID: 26020714
Results of botulinum toxin: an application to blepharospasm Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Topaloglu H, Erk Y
J Craniofac Surg 2006 Jul;17(4):656-60. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00008. PMID: 16877909
Oro-dental manifestations of the Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
Stephen LX, Beighton PH
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2002 Fall;27(1):67-70. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.27.1.923863w781k61p83. PMID: 12413175
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome. Clinical, electrophysiological and histopathological study of a severe variant.
Cao A, Cianchetti C, Calisti L, de Virgiliis S, Ferreli A, Tangheroni W
J Neurol Sci 1978 Feb;35(2-3):175-87. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(78)90001-1. PMID: 632828

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