Turner-Kieser syndrome

Introduction: Turner-Kieser syndrome

Description of Turner-Kieser syndrome

Turner-Kieser syndrome (medical condition): A rare inherited disorder characterized by small or absent kneecap and ridged and/or absent nails as well as other abnormalities.

See also:

Nail-Patella Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Nail-Patella Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Nail-Patella Syndrome

Turner-Kieser syndrome: A syndrome of multiple abnormalities characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of the PATELLA and congenital nail dystrophy. It is a genetically determined autosomal dominant trait.
Source: Diseases Database

Turner-Kieser syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Turner-Kieser syndrome:

• Turner

Turner-Kieser syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Turner-Kieser syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Turner-Kieser syndrome, or a subtype of Turner-Kieser syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Turner-Kieser syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Turner-Kieser syndrome as a Disease

Turner-Kieser syndrome: Another name for Nail-Patella Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Nail-Patella Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Nail-Patella Syndrome

Symptoms of Turner-Kieser syndrome (Nail-Patella Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Turner-Kieser syndrome incude:

• Nail hypoplasia
• Nail splitting
• Nail discoloration
• Longitudinal nail ridges
• Poorly formed lunulae

See full list of 36 symptoms of Turner-Kieser syndrome (Nail-Patella Syndrome)

Turner-Kieser syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Turner-Kieser syndrome:

• genetic disorder
• glaucoma
• scoliosis
• autosomal dominant disease
• Fong disease
• Tuner Kiser syndrome

Terms associated with Turner-Kieser syndrome:

Terms Similar to Turner-Kieser syndrome:

• Hereditary onycho-osteodysplasia
• Chatelain's syndrome
• Fong disease
• Nail-patella syndrome
• Onychoosteodysplasia

Source: Diseases Database

• Nail-patella syndrome
• Fong disease
• NPS 1
• Onychoosteodysplasia

Source - NIH

External links related to: Turner-Kieser syndrome

• eMedicine - Nail-Patella Syndrome : Article by Suzanne M Carter, MS
• nail-patella syndrome
• eMedicine - Nail-Patella Syndrome : Article by Anna Choczaj-Kukula MD, PhD
• GeneReviews: Nail-Patella Syndrome
• OMIM - NAIL-PATELLA SYNDROME; NPS
• Trauner-Rieger syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)

Source: Diseases Database

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