Fryns Syndrome

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A rare syndrome inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. It is characterized by the presence of diaphragmatic defects, distinctive facial features (hypertelorism, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, and micrognathia), distal digital hypoplasia, lung hypoplasia, and brain, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular malformations.