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congenital myasthenic syndrome 16

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A congenital myasthenic syndrome that has_material_basis_in heterozygous or homozygous mutation in the SCN4A gene on chromosome 17q23.

Signs and symptoms

  • Gait disturbance
  • Easy fatigability
  • Fatigable weakness
  • Motor delay
  • Ptosis
  • Hyperlordosis
  • High palate
  • Periodic paralysis
  • Bilateral ptosis
  • Apnea

Also known as: CMS16; congenital myasthenic syndrome acetazolamide-responsive