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congenital muscular dystrophy with cataracts and intellectual disability

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A congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by onset of progressive muscle weakness in early childhood with autosomal recessive inheritance that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the INPP5K gene (607875) on chromosome 17p1

A congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by onset of progressive muscle weakness in early childhood with autosomal recessive inheritance that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the INPP5K gene (607875) on chromosome 17p13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Elevated circulating creatine kinase activity
  • Cataract
  • Hypotonia
  • Motor delay
  • Strabismus
  • Short stature
  • Gowers sign
  • Increased adipose tissue
  • Hyperlordosis
  • Proximal amyotrophy

Also known as: congenital muscular dystrophy with cataracts and impaired intellectual development