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congenital disorder of glycosylation Im

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A congenital disorder of glycosylation I that is characterized by muscular hypotonia and ichthyosis and has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the DOLK gene, which encodes the enzyme responsible for the final step of the de novo biosynthesis of dolichol

A congenital disorder of glycosylation I that is characterized by muscular hypotonia and ichthyosis and has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the DOLK gene, which encodes the enzyme responsible for the final step of the de novo biosynthesis of dolichol phosphate, on chromosome 9q34.

Signs and symptoms

  • Type I transferrin isoform profile
  • Hypotonia
  • Ichthyosis
  • Dry skin
  • Failure to thrive
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Hypsarrhythmia
  • Alopecia
  • Seizure
  • Sparse eyebrow

Also known as: DOLK-congenital disorder of glycosylation; congenital disorder of glycosylation 1m; dolichol kinase deficiency