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Question

What phenotype manifestations of spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome are directly supported by PubMed abstracts and should be represented in the phenotype section of kb/disorders/Spondylocarpotarsal_Synostosis_Syndrome.yaml?

Output

SCTSS phenotype curation summary

Core axial and appendicular skeletal findings retained

  • Disproportionate short stature
  • Vertebral fusion
  • Block vertebrae
  • Carpal synostosis / coalition
  • Tarsal synostosis / coalition
  • Scoliosis
  • Lordosis / hyperlordosis

Clinically important additional phenotypes supported by abstracts

  • Short neck
  • Delayed ossification of carpal bones
  • Hearing impairment
  • Joint stiffness / joint limitation
  • Clinodactyly
  • Pes planus
  • Enamel hypoplasia
  • Cleft palate
  • Round face

Claims intentionally softened or avoided

  • Frequency qualifiers were omitted because the available abstracts mostly support disease-phenotype association rather than whole-disease frequency bands.
  • Onset qualifiers were omitted because age-of-onset detail was generally in full text rather than the abstract.
  • Sensorineural hearing loss was broadened to hearing impairment because the abstract literature supports conductive, mixed, and sensorineural forms across different reports.
  • Short trunk, clubfoot, pectus carinatum, winged scapula, rib anomalies, coxa valga, gait difficulty, and ophthalmologic compromise were reviewed but not promoted into the final phenotype list because they were either difficult to ground cleanly to HPO with the available abstract evidence or appeared too family-specific for the narrow phenotype refresh requested here.

References

  • PMID:10766994
  • PMID:17635842
  • PMID:18257094
  • PMID:18470895
  • PMID:28145000
  • PMID:29566257
  • PMID:37781000
  • PMID:39086440