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Holoprosencephaly

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Synonyms

• HPE
• alobar holoprosencephaly
• holoprosencephaly sequence
• lobar holoprosencephaly
• middle interhemispheric fusion
• semilobar holoprosencephaly

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the failure of the prosencephalon, or forebrain, to develop normally. The forebrain is a region of the brain in the fetus that develops into parts of the adult brain, including the cerebral cortex. Instead of the normal complete separation of the left and right halves of the forebrain, there is an abnormal continuity between the two sides.
There are several different types of holoprosencephaly. In the alobar form, there is no separation between the right and left halves at all. In semilobar HPE, at least some of the brain has separated into different halves. In the lobar form, most of the brain has separated into right and left sides, though there is incomplete division into the two halves.

Resources

National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction
333 East 30th Street, Lobby Unit
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)263-6656
Fax: (212)263-7534
Internet: http://www.nffr.org

NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
31 Center Dr
Building 31, Room 2A32
MSC2425
Bethesda, MD 20892
Fax: (866)760-5947
Tel: (800)370-2943
TDD: (888)320-6942
Email: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Carter Centers for Brain Research in Holoprosencephaly and Related Malformations
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Department of Neurology
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, TX 75219-3993
USA
Tel: (214)559-8411
Fax: (214)559-8383
Tel: (800)421-1121
Email: hpe@tsrh.org
Internet: http://www.carterdatabase.org/hpe

Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/

Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310)264-0826
Fax: (310)264-4766
Email: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org

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Last Updated: 3/16/2012
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