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ORPHA:2556

Microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome

medium confidenceDisorder

Also known as: MCOPS7 · MIDAS syndrome · MLS syndrome · Microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea syndrome · Syndromic microphthalmia type 7

Publications

275

61.3th percentile

Trials

0

Interventional, condition-specific

Researchers

1,191

Distinct authors in sample

Gene link

—

Readiness

2/6

Stages with a signal

Clinical definition (Orphanet)

A rare X-linked, syndromic eye disorder characterized by ocular defects (microphthalmia, orbital cysts, corneal opacities) and linear skin of the neck, head, and chin. Additional findings may include agenesis of corpus callosum, sclerocornea, chorioretinal abnormalities, hydrocephalus, , intellectual deficit, and nail .

How rare: <1 / 1 000 000 — fewer than one in a million. In a city the size of Kolkata, that might mean on the order of fifteen people.

Orphanet entry

Cross-references

Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.

Additional Mondo synonyms (5)

linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies · linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies type 1 · microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome · microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea syndrome · syndromic microphthalmia type 7

Research stages

Trial readiness signals

Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”

2/6 stages with a signal

Research-stage checklist from open sources (GenCC, literature, Monarch when enriched, ClinicalTrials.gov). Not a prognosis or care recommendation.

  1. Gene identifiedNot found

    No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build

  2. LiteraturePresent

    275 matched papers (133 in last 10 years) Source

  3. Phenotype characterisedPresent

    163 HPO annotations (e.g. Anophthalmia; Microphthalmia; Sclerocornea) Source

  4. Animal modelNot found

    No Alliance genotype “model of” associations via Monarch for these Mondo IDs

  5. Orphan designationNot found

    No FDA or EMA orphan-drug designation matched this disease via UMLS or preferred name Source

  6. Interventional trialNot found

    No matched interventional trial under our ClinicalTrials.gov rules

Biology

Genes and phenotypes

Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.

Do we know what causes it?

Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.

No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.

Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)

163

Associated phenotypes · MONDO:0010672

  • Anophthalmia
  • Microphthalmia
  • Sclerocornea
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Hyperpigmentation of the skin

Showing 5 of 163 — open Monarch for the full list.

Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)

None returned for this Mondo ID. Empty here is not proof that no model organism work exists under another name or gene.

Monarch fetch 2026-07-29

Therapies

Designations, candidates, and chemicals

FDA OOPD and EMA orphan designations, Open Targets clinical candidates, and CTD chemical associations via MyDisease.info. These never change the interventional-trial headline.

Orphan designation (FDA · EMA)

No designation matched this disease via UMLS or preferred name on the FDA OOPD mirror or EMA orphan register. Absence here is not proof that none exists under another wording.

Open Targets candidates

No drugs or clinical candidates returned for this Mondo ID on Open Targets.

CTD chemicals (MyDisease.info)

No CTD chemical associations returned for this Mondo ID.

Literature

Is anyone studying this?

275

275 papers have ever been published on this condition (under this name). For scale, breast cancer has over 700,000. Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=3967) is 59.

275 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 59 (publications denominator n=3967).

133 in the last 10 years · medium confidence · 61.3th percentile (publications denominator)

Phrase hits: 275 · MeSH hits: 0

Open Europe PMC search

Who's working on it?

1,191

Distinct author names in 200 sampled papers — named people below.

Who's working on it?

No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.

  1. 01
    Kutsche K12 papers · 2020

    Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. kkutsche@uke.de.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  2. 02
    Franco B11 papers · 2026

    Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  3. 03
    Indrieri A7 papers · 2026

    Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  4. 04
    Ballabio A6 papers · 2006
    Papers in Europe PMC
  5. 05
    Morleo M6 papers · 2026

    Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  6. 06
    Gustincich S5 papers · 2026

    Central RNA Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  7. 07
    Zoghbi HY5 papers · 2002
    Papers in Europe PMC
  8. 08
    Wang Y4 papers · 2026

    Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children's Major Disease Research, Yunnan Medical Center for Pediatric Diseases, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children's Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  9. 09
    Bon C3 papers · 2026

    Central RNA Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova, Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  10. 10
    Carninci P3 papers · 2024

    Laboratory for Transcriptome Technology, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan. carninci@riken.jp.

    Papers in Europe PMC

Clinical research

Is a treatment being tested?

0

interventional trials for this specific condition

No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov (observational studies and pan-disease registries are listed separately when present).

Data as of 11 September 2026 · last trial check 11 September 2026

No matched interventional trials. This is true for 77.2% of diseases in the trials denominator (5501 of 7126). Here are the researchers publishing on it.

medium confidence · 38.6th percentile (trials denominator)

Recruiting interventional trials

From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set

No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Broader category microphthalmia also has no matched interventional trial. See who's working on it — people publishing on this disease are often the practical next contact when no trial is listed.

Broader category: microphthalmia

0

Interventional trials for the parent category, exclusive of NCT IDs already counted above. Eligibility for this subtype is not guaranteed.

Parent-category matching found a broader label but no interventional trials under it. How we count trials.

Other registries (secondary)

Broader net from EU CTIS, ISRCTN, and ICTRP when available — deduped against ClinicalTrials.gov IDs already counted above. Dual-model LLM relevance gates what we keep. These rows are not added to the interventional headline.

raw 5 · after dedupe 5 · already on CT.gov 0 · kept 0 · parent 0 · uncertain 5 · dropped 0 · fetched 2026-07-29

Source notes: ictrp: Error: ICTRP public search unavailable (WHO portal is SPA-only; SOAP needs partnership). Tried: https://apps.who.int/tri

No secondary-registry studies passed dual-model relevance for this condition name (after dedupe).

Uncertain / not reviewed (5)

Where to find support

Condition-specific patient organisations, when Orphanet lists them, are on the disease’s Orphanet page. We also link umbrella groups that support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families.

Orphanet entry for Microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome — check Associations / patient organisations on that page.

India — NPRD

Last verified 2026-07-26

This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.

Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.

How we counted this

Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.

"Microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome" OR "MCOPS7" OR "MIDAS syndrome" OR "MLS syndrome" OR "Microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea syndrome" OR "Syndromic microphthalmia type 7" OR "linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies" OR "linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies type 1"

Run this search on Europe PMC

ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):

"Microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome" OR "MCOPS7" OR "MIDAS syndrome" OR "MLS syndrome" OR "Microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea syndrome" OR "Syndromic microphthalmia type 7" OR "linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies" OR "linear skin defects with multiple congenital anomalies type 1"

Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.

Parent-category trials query:

"microphthalmia"

Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase; with hits: phrase

Run this search on ClinicalTrials.gov

Confidence reasoning

  • Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
  • No synonyms dropped by stoplist
  • No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
  • Publication count (275) is high for prevalence class "<1 / 1 000 000" — confidence capped at medium

Ingested 2026-07-26T20:30:04.604Z