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hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 10

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A hypomyelinating leukodystrophy characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of progressive postnatal microcephaly, severely delayed psychomotor development and hypomyelination that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the PYCR2 gene on chromosome

A hypomyelinating leukodystrophy characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of progressive postnatal microcephaly, severely delayed psychomotor development and hypomyelination that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the PYCR2 gene on chromosome 1q42.

Signs and symptoms

  • Inability to walk
  • Hypoplasia of the brainstem
  • CNS hypomyelination
  • Skeletal muscle atrophy
  • Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
  • Global developmental delay
  • Secondary microcephaly
  • Reduced cerebral white matter volume
  • Hyperkinetic movements
  • Narrow forehead

Also known as: HLD10