Presentation
Acronym RJALS Disclaimer Any medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. [uniprot.org]
The documents contained in this web site are presented for information purposes only. The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care by a qualified specialist and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or treatment. [orpha.net]
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This condition is not always pathological and may correct itself as the patient matures; however, it may also present as a birth defect in multiple syndromes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
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Short Stature
Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Examination at age 15 showed short stature and low weight, with premature graying of scalp hair, small frontotemporal diameter, small deep-set eyes, bulbous nose with high nasal bridge, small upper lip, and micrognathia. [mendelian.co]
stature Decreased body weight Thoracic kyphoscoliosis ... ... [familydiagnosis.com]
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Weight Loss
Symptoms related to Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome include: Triangular face Bulbous nose Prominent nasal bridge Frontal bossing Delayed skeletal maturation Skeletal muscle atrophy Weight Loss Down-sloping shoulders • • • Back to: « Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome Related [familydiagnosis.com]
Gastrointestinal
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Abdominal Pain
At age 17, he developed abdominal pain, and ultrasonography revealed a liver mass; biopsy confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma. Because of the advanced stage, no treatment was possible, and he died 2 months later. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Skin
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Premature Graying of the Hair
Examination at age 15 showed short stature and low weight, with premature graying of scalp hair, small frontotemporal diameter, small deep-set eyes, bulbous nose with high nasal bridge, small upper lip, and micrognathia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Alopecia
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ALAZAMI-YUAN SYNDROME Albinism Deafness Syndrome alcoholic hepatitis Aldred Syndrome Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Alien Hand Syndrome ALKURAYA-KUCINSKAS SYNDROME Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome Allanson Pantzar McLeod Syndrome Aloi Tomasini Isaia Syndrome Alopecia [rgd.mcw.edu]
Musculoskeletal
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Sloping Shoulders
Down-sloping shoulders MedGen UID: 346461 • Concept ID: C1856872 • Finding Low set, steeply sloping shoulders. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Symptoms related to Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome include: Triangular face Bulbous nose Prominent nasal bridge Frontal bossing Delayed skeletal maturation Skeletal muscle atrophy Weight Loss Down-sloping shoulders • • • Back to: « Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome Related [familydiagnosis.com]
In addition, he had thoracic kyphoscoliosis, sloping shoulders, mild pectus excavatum, moderate bilateral contractures of both elbows, bilateral clinodactyly, and pes planus. [mendelian.co]
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Muscular Atrophy
Skeletal muscle atrophy MedGen UID: 902598 • Concept ID: C0234958 • Disease or Syndrome The presence of skeletal muscular atrophy (which is also known as amyotrophy). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Lessel et al. (2014) studied 2 brothers from a nonconsanguineous Australian family of European ancestry who exhibited low body weight, micrognathia, triangular face, muscular atrophy, lipodystrophy, bilateral simian creases, delayed bone age, and mild [mendelian.co]
Many of the displayed features resembled those seen during normal ageing/progeroid syndromes, including: short stature and low weight, delayed bone age, thoracic kyphosis and kyphoscoliosis, cataracts, muscular atrophy, graying of hair, lipodystrophy [genomics.senescence.info]
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Flexion Contracture
contracture Skeletal muscle atrophy Short stature Decreased body weight Thoracic kyphoscoliosis ... ... [familydiagnosis.com]
Elbow flexion contracture MedGen UID: 98367 • Concept ID: C0409338 • Acquired Abnormality A chronic loss of elbow joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevent normal movement of the joints of the elbow. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
contracture Generalized hypotonia Lumbar hyperlordosis Motor delay Muscular hypotonia Muscle weakness Flexion contracture Proximal muscle weakness Myopathy Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter Frequent [mendelian.co]
Face, Head & Neck
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Frontal Bossing
Frontal bossing may simply be normal ... ... More on Frontal bossing » Delayed skeletal maturation : Summary A decreased rate of skeletal maturation. [familydiagnosis.com]
The boy was noted to have growth retardation at age 3 years; at age 7 he was found to have thoracic kyphosis, frontal bossing, and a delayed bone age of approximately 3 years. [mendelian.co]
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Bulbous Nose
More on Triangular face » Bulbous nose : Summary Increased volume and globular shape of the anteroinferior aspect of the nose. 3, 4 ... ... [familydiagnosis.com]
Examination at age 15 showed short stature and low weight, with premature graying of scalp hair, small frontotemporal diameter, small deep-set eyes, bulbous nose with high nasal bridge, small upper lip, and micrognathia. [mendelian.co]
Bulbous nose MedGen UID: 66013 • Concept ID: C0240543 • Finding Increased volume and globular shape of the anteroinferior aspect of the nose. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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High Forehead
More on Bulbous nose » Frontal bossing : Frontal bossing refers to an abnormally high forehead, or a prominent forehead. Similar symptoms include a prominent brow, high forehead, and other forehead abnormalities. [familydiagnosis.com]
forehead, related diseases and genetic alterations [mendelian.co]
Onset
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Onset in Adolescence
Homepage Rare diseases Search Search for a rare disease Progeroid features-hepatocellular carcinoma predisposition syndrome ORPHA:435953 Synonym(s): Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome Prevalence: Inheritance: Autosomal recessive Age of onset: Childhood, Adolescent [orpha.net]
Workup
X-Ray
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Delayed Bone Age
The boy was noted to have growth retardation at age 3 years; at age 7 he was found to have thoracic kyphosis, frontal bossing, and a delayed bone age of approximately 3 years. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Many of the displayed features resembled those seen during normal ageing/progeroid syndromes, including: short stature and low weight, delayed bone age, thoracic kyphosis and kyphoscoliosis, cataracts, muscular atrophy, graying of hair, lipodystrophy [genomics.senescence.info]
Biopsy
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Liver Biopsy
Myers from the University of Oxford for providing healthy and HCC human liver biopsies and performing histological and immunohistochemical staining. The zebrafish γ-H2AX antibody was a kind gift of J. Amatruda (University of Texas Southwestern). [nature.com]
Treatment
More Symptoms of Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome » Treatments See also the following treatment articles: Treatments for Progeria Causes See also causal information: Causes of Premature aging Causes of Progeria Similar Topic Articles Premature aging Progeria • • [familydiagnosis.com]
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The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care by a qualified specialist and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or treatment. [orpha.net]
Because of the advanced stage, no treatment was possible, and he died 2 months later. Although his parents were not known to be consanguineous, they originated from the same small Moroccan village. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Prognosis [ edit ] In adults, many of the symptoms diminish over time. [en.wikipedia.org]
Onset is at birth or in childhood, weakness progression is slow but may lead to a severe and even fatal prognosis. [mendelian.co]
Molecular markers for cancer prognosis and treatment: have we struck gold? Cancer Lett. 327, 142–152 (2012). 19. Hoehn, H. et al. Variegated translocation mosaicism in human skin fibroblast cultures. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 15, 282–298 (1975). 20. [nature.com]
The 70-gene prognosis signature predicts early metastasis in breast cancer patients between 55 and 70 years of age. Ann Oncol. 2010 Apr; 21(4):717-22. PMID: 19825882. View in: PubMed Linn SC, Van 't Veer LJ. [profiles.ucsf.edu]
Etiology
Thoracic kyphoscoliosis MedGen UID: 863902 • Concept ID: C4015465 • Finding Etiology Stingele J, Bellelli R, Alte F, Hewitt G, Sarek G, Maslen SL, Tsutakawa SE, Borg A, Kjær S, Tainer JA, Skehel JM, Groll M, Boulton SJ Mol Cell 2016 Nov 17;64(4):688-703 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Arthur Zimmermann, Etiology and Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Chromosomal Alterations, Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressors, and Associated Signaling Networks, Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract, 10.1007/978-3-319-26956-6_166 [doi.org]
Additional work also links this genotoxin to the etiology of other human illnesses, such as the Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome and the cancer predisposition of BRCA2 mutation carriers. [conicet.gov.ar]
Children with a high level of intellectual functioning as well as those with brain damage may be affected with the disorder. [ citation needed ] Diagnosis [ edit ] Diagnosis may be clinical if associated with dementia and other etiologies. [en.wikipedia.org]
The etiology of why magnesium would be protective for pancreatic cancer is not completely clear. There have been associations with magnesium and the improvement in insulin sensitivity. [intechopen.com]
Epidemiology
Menko 2, Laura J van 't Veer 1 1 Family Cancer Clinic, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology [jmg.bmj.com]
The consortium was composed of 50 experts from 10 countries in the fields of epidemiology, genetics, gastroenterology, radiology, oncology, surgery, and pathology. [intechopen.com]
Pathophysiology
This will eventually lead to a better understanding of the role of autophagy in pathophysiology and pave the road for innovative, targeted therapies. [biochem2.com]
Boraska Perica Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2018) Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Lipodystrophy: Pathophysiology, Metabolic Abnormalities, and Comorbidities Baris Akinci, Rasimcan Meral & Elif Arioglu Oral Current Diabetes Reports [nature.com]
Prevention
This protein recruits valosin containing protein (p97) to stalled DNA replication forks where it may prevent excessive translesional DNA synthesis and limit the number of DNA-damage induced mutations. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]
Elbow flexion contracture MedGen UID: 98367 • Concept ID: C0409338 • Acquired Abnormality A chronic loss of elbow joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevent normal movement of the joints of the elbow. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
However, Polη is highly error prone when replicating undamaged DNA and, thus, the regulation of the proper targeting of Polη is crucial for the prevention of mutagenesis and UV-induced cancer formation. [scoop.it]