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Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the breasts

MedGen UID:
869484
•Concept ID:
C4023911
•
Finding
Synonyms: Absent/small breasts; Absent/underdeveloped breasts
 
HPO: HP:0010311

Definition

Absence or underdevelopment of the breasts. [from HPO]

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  • Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the breasts

Conditions with this feature

Isolated congenital breast hypoplasia/aplasia
MedGen UID:
98489
•Concept ID:
C0432357
•
Congenital Abnormality
A rare breast malformation characterized by congenital absence of breast and nipple (amastia), or nipple or mammary gland (athelia or amazia, respectively). It can be unilateral or bilateral and may occur as an isolated malformation or be associated with a syndrome or cluster of other anomalies.
See: Condition Record
Isolated congenital breast hypoplasia/aplasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Meier-Gorlin syndrome genotype-phenotype studies: 35 individuals with pre-replication complex gene mutations and 10 without molecular diagnosis.
de Munnik SA, Bicknell LS, Aftimos S, Al-Aama JY, van Bever Y, Bober MB, Clayton-Smith J, Edrees AY, Feingold M, Fryer A, van Hagen JM, Hennekam RC, Jansweijer MC, Johnson D, Kant SG, Opitz JM, Ramadevi AR, Reardon W, Ross A, Sarda P, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Schoots J, Temple IK, Terhal PA, Toutain A, Wise CA, Wright M, Skidmore DL, Samuels ME, Hoefsloot LH, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Jackson AP, Bongers EM
Eur J Hum Genet 2012 Jun;20(6):598-606. Epub 2012 Feb 15 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.269. PMID: 22333897Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Meier-Gorlin syndrome genotype-phenotype studies: 35 individuals with pre-replication complex gene mutations and 10 without molecular diagnosis.
de Munnik SA, Bicknell LS, Aftimos S, Al-Aama JY, van Bever Y, Bober MB, Clayton-Smith J, Edrees AY, Feingold M, Fryer A, van Hagen JM, Hennekam RC, Jansweijer MC, Johnson D, Kant SG, Opitz JM, Ramadevi AR, Reardon W, Ross A, Sarda P, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Schoots J, Temple IK, Terhal PA, Toutain A, Wise CA, Wright M, Skidmore DL, Samuels ME, Hoefsloot LH, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Jackson AP, Bongers EM
Eur J Hum Genet 2012 Jun;20(6):598-606. Epub 2012 Feb 15 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.269. PMID: 22333897Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Meier-Gorlin syndrome genotype-phenotype studies: 35 individuals with pre-replication complex gene mutations and 10 without molecular diagnosis.
de Munnik SA, Bicknell LS, Aftimos S, Al-Aama JY, van Bever Y, Bober MB, Clayton-Smith J, Edrees AY, Feingold M, Fryer A, van Hagen JM, Hennekam RC, Jansweijer MC, Johnson D, Kant SG, Opitz JM, Ramadevi AR, Reardon W, Ross A, Sarda P, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Schoots J, Temple IK, Terhal PA, Toutain A, Wise CA, Wright M, Skidmore DL, Samuels ME, Hoefsloot LH, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Jackson AP, Bongers EM
Eur J Hum Genet 2012 Jun;20(6):598-606. Epub 2012 Feb 15 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.269. PMID: 22333897Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Meier-Gorlin syndrome genotype-phenotype studies: 35 individuals with pre-replication complex gene mutations and 10 without molecular diagnosis.
de Munnik SA, Bicknell LS, Aftimos S, Al-Aama JY, van Bever Y, Bober MB, Clayton-Smith J, Edrees AY, Feingold M, Fryer A, van Hagen JM, Hennekam RC, Jansweijer MC, Johnson D, Kant SG, Opitz JM, Ramadevi AR, Reardon W, Ross A, Sarda P, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Schoots J, Temple IK, Terhal PA, Toutain A, Wise CA, Wright M, Skidmore DL, Samuels ME, Hoefsloot LH, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Jackson AP, Bongers EM
Eur J Hum Genet 2012 Jun;20(6):598-606. Epub 2012 Feb 15 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.269. PMID: 22333897Free PMC Article

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