Alternative titles and symbols : Pulmonic stenosis with cafe-au-lait spots; Cafe-au-lait spots with pulmonic stenosis;
Description : Watson syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by pulmonic stenosis,
cafe-au-lait spots, decreased intellectual ability (Watson, 1967), and short stature
(Partington et al., 1985). Most affected individuals have relative macrocephaly and
Lisch nodules and about one-third of those affected have neurofibroma (Allanson et
al., 1991).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the neurofibromin gene (NF1, 162200.0010);