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Deafness, cataract, retinitis pigmentosa, and sperm abnormalities

MedGen UID:
395517
Concept ID:
C2678011
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Deafness, Cataract, Retinitis Pigmentosa, And Sperm Abnormalities
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010416
OMIM®: 300719

Clinical features

From HPO
Infertility disorder
MedGen UID:
43876
Concept ID:
C0021359
Finding
Inability to conceive for at least one year after trying and having unprotected sex. Causes of female infertility include endometriosis, fallopian tubes obstruction, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Causes of male infertility include abnormal sperm production or function, blockage of the epididymis, blockage of the ejaculatory ducts, hypospadias, exposure to pesticides, and health related issues.
Hearing impairment
MedGen UID:
235586
Concept ID:
C1384666
Disease or Syndrome
A decreased magnitude of the sensory perception of sound.
Abnormality of skin pigmentation
MedGen UID:
224697
Concept ID:
C1260926
Finding
An abnormality of the pigmentation of the skin.
Cataract
MedGen UID:
39462
Concept ID:
C0086543
Disease or Syndrome
A cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its capsule.
Rod-cone dystrophy
MedGen UID:
1632921
Concept ID:
C4551714
Disease or Syndrome
An inherited retinal disease subtype in which the rod photoreceptors appear to be more severely affected than the cone photoreceptors. Typical presentation is with nyctalopia (due to rod dysfunction) followed by loss of mid-peripheral field of vision, which gradually extends and leaves many patients with a small central island of vision due to the preservation of macular cones.

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Diagnosis

Malekpour M, Shahidi A, Khorsandi Ashtiani MT, Motasaddi Zarandy M
Am J Med Genet A 2007 Jul 15;143A(14):1646-52. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31716. PMID: 17431906

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