Knobloch syndrome (KNO) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the early onset of severe myopia, vitreoretinal degeneration with retinal detachment, and occipital encephalocele. Mutations in the COL18A1 gene were identified in KNO families.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Multiple developmental anomalies or syndromes
LD2F Syndromes with multiple structural anomalies, without predominant body system involvement
H02074 Knobloch syndrome
Antonarakis SE, Holoubek A, Rapti M, Rademaker J, Meylan J, Iwaszkiewicz J, Zoete V, Wilson C, Taylor J, Ansar M, Borel C, Menzel O, Kuzelova K, Santoni FA
Title
Dominant monoallelic variant in the PAK2 gene causes Knobloch syndrome type 2.