X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome

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Synonyms

XLOS
Opitz BBBG syndrome
Opitz-G syndrome
telecanthus-hypospadius syndrome (obsolete)
hypertelorism-hypospadius syndrome (obsolete)

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by facial anomalies, respiratory and genitourinary abnormalities and other midline defects as well as developmental delay or mental retardation. There is a wide variation in severity of this condition, even among members of the same family. X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome is an X-linked genetic condition associated with alterations (mutations) in the MID1 gene.
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Resources

Children's Craniofacial Association
13140 Coit Road
Suite 517
Dallas, TX 75240
USA
Tel: (214)570-9099
Fax: (214)570-8811
Tel: (800)535-3643
Email: contactCCA@ccakids.com
Internet: http://www.ccakids.com

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association
P. O. Box 11082
Chattanooga, TN 37401
Tel: (423)266-1632
Fax: (423)267-3124
Tel: (800)332-2373
Email: faces@faces-cranio.org
Internet: http://www.faces-cranio.org

Arc (a national organization on mental retardation)
1010 Wayne Ave
Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301)565-3842
Fax: (301)565-3843
Tel: (800)433-5255
TDD: (817)277-0553
Email: info@thearc.org
Internet: http://www.thearc.org/

Forward Face, Inc.
317 East 34th Street
Suite 901A
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)684-5860
Fax: (212)684-5864
Tel: (800)393-3223
Email: camille@forwardface.org
Internet: http://www.forwardface.org

AmeriFace
PO Box 751112
Las Vegas, NV 89136
USA
Tel: (702)769-9264
Fax: (702)341-5351
Tel: (888)486-1209
Email: info@ameriface.org
Internet: http://www.ameriface.org

American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association (Physicians Only)
1504 East Franklin St.
Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2820
Tel: (919)933-9044
Fax: (919)933-9604
Tel: (800)242-5338
Email: info@cleftline.org
Internet: http://www.cleftline.org

Cleft Palate Foundation
1504 East Franklin Street
Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2820
USA
Tel: (919)933-9044
Fax: (919)933-9604
Tel: (800)242-5338
Email: info@cleftline.org
Internet: http://www.cleftline.org

National Craniofacial Foundation
3100 Carlisle Street
Suite 215
Dallas, TX 75204
Tel: (800)535-3643

Society for the Rehabilitation of the Facially Disfigured, Inc.
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)340-5400

AboutFace International
123 Edward Street, Suite 1003
Toronto
Ontario, M5G 1E2
Canada
Tel: 4165972229
Fax: 4165978494
Tel: 8006653223
Email: info@aboutfaceinternational.org
Internet: http://www.aboutfaceinternational.org

Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Email: ordr@od.nih.gov
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/Default.aspx

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Last Updated: 11/12/2009
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