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Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome 1

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A Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome characterized by hypotonia, Moebius sequence (bilateral congenital facial palsy with impairment of ocular abduction), Pierre Robin complex (micrognathia, glossoptosis, and high-arched or cleft palate), delayed motor milestones, a

A Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome characterized by hypotonia, Moebius sequence (bilateral congenital facial palsy with impairment of ocular abduction), Pierre Robin complex (micrognathia, glossoptosis, and high-arched or cleft palate), delayed motor milestones, and failure to thrive that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the MYMK gene on chromosome 9q34.

Signs and symptoms

  • Seizure
  • Myopathy
  • Distal muscle weakness
  • Cataract
  • Proximal muscle weakness
  • Spinal rigidity
  • Retrognathia
  • Sensorineural hearing impairment
  • Bowel irritability
  • Facial palsy

Also known as: CFZS1