Description : Meckel-Gruber syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive ciliopathy classically defined
by the triad of encephalocele, polydactyly, and renal and biliary ductal dysplasia.
Clinical heterogeneity exists even within families (summary by Shaheen et al., 2011).
For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of
Meckel syndrome, see MKS1 (249000).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the tectonic family, member 2 gene (TCTN2, 613846.0001);