Rieger syndrome


Rie·ger syn·drome

(rē'gĕr), [MIM*180500] iridocorneal mesenchymal dysgenesis combined with hypodontia or anodontia and maxillary hypoplasia; autosomal dominant; there is a delayed sexual development and hypothyroidism.
See also: Rieger anomaly.

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome

An autosomal dominant condition (OMIM:180500) characterised by hypodontia, defect of the anterior chamber of the eye, myotonic dystrophy and anal stenosis.
Molecular pathology
Type-1 Axenfield-Rieger syndrome is caused by a mutation in a homeobox transcription factor gene PITX2; a second type of A-R syndrome has a defect that maps to chomosome 14q13, RIEG2.

Rieger syndrome

Neonatology An AR condition characterized by hypodontia, defect of anterior chamber of eye, myotonic dystrophy, anal stenosis

Rie·ger syn·drome

(rē'ger sin'drōm) Iridocorneal mesenchymal dysgenesis combined with hypodontia or anodontia and maxillary hypoplasia; autosomal dominant; delayed sexual development and hypothyroidism are also characteristic.

Rieger,

Herwigh, German ophthalmologist, 1898-1986. Rieger anomaly - mesodermal dysgenesis of cornea and iris, producing pupillary anomalies, posterior embryotoxon, and secondary glaucoma. Synonym(s): iridocorneal mesodermal dysgenesisRieger syndrome - Rieger anomaly combined with hypodontia or anodontia and maxillary hypoplasia.

Rie·ger syn·drome

(rē'ger sin'drōm) [MIM*180500] Iridocorneal mesenchymal dysgenesis combined with hypodontia or anodontia and maxillary hypoplasia.