Preferred Label : Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome;
Symbol : MCAP;
CISMeF acronym : MCAP;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Macrocephaly-capillary malformation; Megalencephaly-capillary malformation syndrome; MCMTC; Megalencephaly-cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita; Macrocephaly-cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita; MCM;
Description : Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome (MCAP) is characterized
by a spectrum of anomalies including primary megalencephaly, prenatal overgrowth,
brain and body asymmetry, cutaneous vascular malformations, digital anomalies consisting
of syndactyly with or without postaxial polydactyly, connective tissue dysplasia involving
the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and joints, and cortical brain malformations, most
distinctively polymicrogyria (summary by Mirzaa et al., 2012). This disorder is also
known as the macrocephaly-capillary malformation (MCM) syndrome (Conway et al., 2007).
Mirzaa et al. (2012) suggested use of the term MCAP rather than MCM to reflect the
very large brain size, rather than simply large head size, that characterizes this
syndrome, and the importance and high frequency of perisylvian polymicrogyria.;
Inheritance : Somatic mutation;
Molecular basis : Caused by somatic mutation in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, catalytic, alpha
polypeptide gene (PIK3CA, 171834.0003);
Neoplasia : Increased risk of meningioma; Increased risk of Wilms tumor; Increased risk of leukemia;
Prefixed ID : #602501;
Origin ID : 602501;
UMLS CUI : C1865285;
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