ORPHA:2962
De Barsy syndrome
Also known as: Cutis laxa-corneal clouding-intellectual disability syndrome · Progeroid syndrome, De Barsy type
Publications
89
46.9th percentile
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
634
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
1/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
De Barsy syndrome (DBS) is characterized by facial dysmorphism (down-slanting palpebral fissures, a broad flat nasal bridge and a small mouth) with a progeroid appearance, large and late-closing fontanel, cutis laxa (CL), joint hyperlaxity, athetoid movements and hyperreflexia, pre- and postnatal growth retardation, intellectual deficit and , and corneal clouding and cataract.
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.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0017569
- MeSH:C535990
- UMLS:C0268354
Additional Mondo synonyms (2)
cutis laxa-corneal clouding-intellectual disability syndrome · progeroid syndrome, De Barsy type
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.”
1/6 stages with a signal
Research-stage checklist from open sources (GenCC, literature, Monarch when enriched, ClinicalTrials.gov). Not a prognosis or care recommendation.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
89 matched papers (35 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- 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)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
89
89 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=5449) is 41.
89 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
35 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 46.9th percentile (publications denominator)
Phrase hits: 89 · MeSH hits: 0
Who's working on it?
634
Distinct author names in 89 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.
- 01Kornak U10 papers · 2023
1] Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany [2] FG Development and Disease, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 02Morava E7 papers · 2014
1] Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Metabolic and Genetic Disease, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands [2] Hayward Genetics Center, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Callewaert B6 papers · 2025
Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Fischer B5 papers · 2014
Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Coucke PJ4 papers · 2014
Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Lugli L4 papers · 2022
Neonatology Unit, Mother-Child Department, University Hospital of Modena, Italy. Electronic address: lugli.licia@aou.mo.it.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Symoens S4 papers · 2025
Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Castori M3 papers · 2021
Divisione of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia.
Papers in Europe PMC - 09De Paepe A3 papers · 2013Papers in Europe PMC
- 10Escande-Beillard N3 papers · 2023
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.
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 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
high confidence · 36.5th 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.
See who's working on it — people publishing on this disease are often the practical next contact when no trial is listed.
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This 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.
"De Barsy syndrome" OR "Cutis laxa-corneal clouding-intellectual disability syndrome" OR "Progeroid syndrome, De Barsy type"
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"De Barsy syndrome" OR "Cutis laxa-corneal clouding-intellectual disability syndrome" OR "Progeroid syndrome, De Barsy type"
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase; with hits: phrase
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Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- No synonyms dropped by stoplist
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
Ingested 2026-07-26T21:47:52.212Z