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Table 1 Syndromes presenting with Generalized Hypertrichosis and related genetic mutations. Legend: CGH: congenital generalized hypertrichosis

From: Congenital generalized hypertrichosis: the skin as a clue to complex malformation syndromes

 

Disease

Genes involved (location)

Congenital generalized hypertrichosis as most prominent feature

Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa

Inverse mutation on the 8q chromosome

Congenital hypertrichosis universalis

Autosomal dominant mutation in Xq24-q27.1

Congenital generalized hypertrichosis associated with other anomalies

CGH with gingival fibromatosis

Unknown

CGH with amaurosis congenita cone-rod type

Unknown

Cataract, hypertrichosis, and mental retardation (CAHMR) syndrome

Unknown

Pigmentary retinopathy

Unknown

Zimmermann-Laband syndrome

Probable breakpoint location in 3p14.3

Hypertrichosis with coarse face, obesity, short stature and brachydactily

Unknown

Congenital hypertrichosis as a component feature of complex syndromes

Cornelia de Lange syndrome

NIPBL (5p13.2); SMC1A (Xp11.22-p11.21); SMC3 (10q25); RAD21 (8q24.11); HDAC8 (Xq13)

Coffin-Siris syndrome

BAF complex genes (19p13.2; 22q11.23; 9p24.3; 17q21.2; 1p36.11; 6q25.3)

Barber-Say syndrome

KMT2A (11q23)

Acromegaloid facial appearance with hypertrichosis

PGM1 (1p22.1); GLO1 (6p21.3-p21.1), IGHG3 (14q32.33), and HP (16q22.2) [low positive LOD scores for linkage]

Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome

KMT2A (11q23)

Osteocondrodysplasia with hypertrichosis or CantĂą Syndrome

ABCC9; KCNJ8 (12p12.1)

Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

BSCL (11q13)

Donohue syndrome

INSR (19p13.2)

Torg-Winchester syndrome and nodulosis arthropathy-osteolysis

MMP2 (16q13-q21)

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

CREBBP (16p13.3); EP300 (22q13.2)

Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

SETBP1 (18q21.1)

Gorlin-Chaudry-Moss syndrome

Unknown

Disorders with congenital generalized hypertrichosis as an uncommon feature

Hemi-maxillo facial dysplasia

Unknown

Craniofacial dysostosis

Unknown

Hypomelanosis of Ito

Probable breakpoint location in Xp11