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Brunner Syndrome

info · Genetic · ICD-10: E70.8

An amino acid metabolic disorder characterized by recessive X-linked inheritance, impaired monoamine metabolism, impulsive aggressiveness and mild mental retardation that has_material_basis_in mutation in the MAOA gene on chromosome Xp11.

Signs and symptoms

  • Impulsivity
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Autism
  • Kinetic tremor
  • Low frustration tolerance
  • Self-injurious behavior
  • Headache
  • Intellectual disability
  • Motor delay
  • Diarrhea

Also known as: monoamine oxidase A deficiency