Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HJCYS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by acro-osteolysis, osteoporotic changes of the spine/long bones of extremities, and insufficient ossification of the skull. Disturbed notch pathway that plays a role in bone formation leads to these anomalies.
Category
Musculoskeletal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
15 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
Osteopathies or chondropathies
FB86 Disorders associated with bone growth
H00623 Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06511 NOTCH signaling
H00623 Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
Isidor B, Lindenbaum P, Pichon O, Bezieau S, Dina C, Jacquemont S, Martin-Coignard D, Thauvin-Robinet C, Le Merrer M, Mandel JL, David A, Faivre L, Cormier-Daire V, Redon R, Le Caignec C
Title
Truncating mutations in the last exon of NOTCH2 cause a rare skeletal disorder with osteoporosis.