Description : Carpenter syndrome-2 is an autosomal recessive multiple congenital malformation disorder
characterized by multisuture craniosynostosis and polysyndactyly of the hands and
feet, in association with abnormal left-right patterning and other features, most
commonly obesity, umbilical hernia, cryptorchidism, and congenital heart disease (summary
by Twigg et al., 2012). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Carpenter syndrome,
see 201000.;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains-8 gene (MEGF8,
604267.0001);