Poland syndrome

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: POLAND SYNDACTYLY
POLAND SEQUENCE PECTORALIS MUSCLE, ABSENCE OF, INCLUDED
poland anomaly
Poland sequence
Number of Symptoms 54
OrphanetNr: 2911
OMIM Id: 173800
ICD-10: Q79.8
UMLs: C0032357
MeSH: D011045
MedDRA: 10036007
Snomed: 38371006

Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: 1.1 of 100 000 [Orphanet]
Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Not applicable
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Neonatal
Infancy
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Syndrome with brachydactyly
 -Rare bone disease
 -Rare developmental defect during embryogenesis
Syndromic breast hypoplasia/aplasia
 -Rare gynecologic or obstetric disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0008678) Renal hypoplasia/aplasia Occasional [Orphanet] 127 / 7739
2
(HPO:0002162) Low posterior hairline Occasional [Orphanet] 88 / 7739
3
(HPO:0000470) Short neck Occasional [Orphanet] 345 / 7739
4
(HPO:0000252) Microcephaly Occasional [Orphanet] 832 / 7739
5
(HPO:0009594) Retinal hamartoma Occasional [Orphanet] 5 / 7739
6
(HPO:0100013) Neoplasm of the breast Occasional [Orphanet] 18 / 7739
7
(HPO:0100783) Breast aplasia Very frequent [Orphanet] 19 / 7739
8
(HPO:0006709) Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the nipples Very frequent [Orphanet] 28 / 7739
9
(HPO:0000769) Abnormality of the breast 5 / 7739
10
(HPO:0006230) Unilateral oligodactyly 1 / 7739
11
(HPO:0000912) Sprengel anomaly 51 / 7739
12
(HPO:0001155) Abnormality of the hand Frequent [Orphanet] 54 / 7739
13
(HPO:0003468) Abnormality of the vertebrae Occasional [Orphanet] 77 / 7739
14
(HPO:0004279) Short palm Frequent [Orphanet] 323 / 7739
15
(HPO:0002814) Abnormality of the lower limb Occasional [Orphanet] 23 / 7739
16
(HPO:0002997) Abnormality of the ulna Occasional [Orphanet] 75 / 7739
17
(HPO:0010579) Cone-shaped epiphysis Occasional [Orphanet] 54 / 7739
18
(HPO:0002818) Abnormality of the radius Occasional [Orphanet] 96 / 7739
19
(HPO:0004349) Reduced bone mineral density Occasional [Orphanet] 165 / 7739
20
(HPO:0001555) Asymmetry of the thorax Very frequent [Orphanet] 15 / 7739
21
(HPO:0004050) Absent hand Occasional [Orphanet] 9 / 7739
22
(HPO:0002937) Hemivertebrae 41 / 7739
23
(HPO:0000766) Abnormality of the sternum Occasional [Orphanet] 31 / 7739
24
(HPO:0002650) Scoliosis Occasional [Orphanet] 705 / 7739
25
(HPO:0009751) Aplasia of the pectoralis major muscle Very frequent [Orphanet] 8 / 7739
26
(HPO:0001159) Syndactyly 140 / 7739
27
(HPO:0000902) Rib fusion 19 / 7739
28
(HPO:0000772) Abnormality of the ribs Occasional [Orphanet] 146 / 7739
29
(HPO:0006008) Unilateral brachydactyly 1 / 7739
30
(HPO:0009380) Aplasia of the fingers Frequent [Orphanet] 51 / 7739
31
(HPO:0006101) Finger syndactyly Frequent [Orphanet] 198 / 7739
32
(HPO:0000773) Short ribs 70 / 7739
33
(HPO:0009601) Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the thumb Occasional [Orphanet] 80 / 7739
34
(HPO:0003063) Abnormality of the humerus Occasional [Orphanet] 36 / 7739
35
(HPO:0000775) Abnormality of the diaphragm Occasional [Orphanet] 62 / 7739
36
(HPO:0001080) Biliary tract abnormality Occasional [Orphanet] 26 / 7739
37
(HPO:0000951) Abnormality of the skin Very frequent [Orphanet] 147 / 7739
38
(HPO:0007477) Abnormal dermatoglyphics Occasional [Orphanet] 72 / 7739
39
(HPO:0001651) Dextrocardia Occasional [Orphanet] 38 / 7739
40
(HPO:0002488) Acute leukemia Occasional [Orphanet] 29 / 7739
41
(HPO:0009026) Hypoplasia of latissimus dorsi muscle 1 / 7739
42
(HPO:0005256) Unilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle 1 / 7739
43
(HPO:0011959) Unilateral hypoplasia of pectoralis major muscle 1 / 7739
44
(HPO:0009011) Hypoplasia of serratus anterior muscle 1 / 7739
45
(HPO:0005255) Absence of pectoralis minor muscle 2 / 7739
46
(OMIM) Hypoplasia of supraspinatus muscle 1 / 7739
47
(OMIM) Unilateral hypoplasia or absence of nipple 1 / 7739
48
(OMIM) Unilateral syndactyly 1 / 7739
49
(OMIM) Unilateral hypoplasia or absence of areola 1 / 7739
50
(HPO:0030241) Hypoplasia of deltoid muscle 2 / 7739
51
(HPO:0000006) Autosomal dominant inheritance 2518 / 7739
52
(OMIM) Unilateral hypoplasia or absence of pectoralis major muscle 1 / 7739
53
(OMIM) Unilateral absence of breast 1 / 7739
54
(OMIM) Hypoplasia of infraspinatus muscle 1 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Description: (OMIM) Poland syndrome consists of unilateral absence or hypoplasia of the pectoralis muscle, most frequently involving the sternocostal portion of the pectoralis major muscle, and a variable degree of ipsilateral hand and digit anomalies, including symbrachydactyly. Sometimes called Poland ...
Clinical Description OMIM McGillivray and Lowry (1977) ascertained 44 cases of Poland syndrome in British Columbia. There were no familial cases. There was a male predominance (27:17). All had absence of the sternal portion of the pectoralis major muscle with variable ...
Population genetics OMIM In British Columbia, McGillivray and Lowry (1977) found an incidence of Poland syndrome of 1 per 32,000 live births.

Czeizel et al. (1990) reported that in Hungary for the period 1975 to 1984 there was 1 ...