Conditions / Genetic

Kanzaki disease

info ยท Genetic

A Schindler disease characterized by adult-onset of angiokeratoma corporis diffusum and mild intellectual impairment that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the gene encoding alpha-N-galactosaminidase (NAGA) on chromosome 22q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Mild intellectual disability
  • Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum
  • Lacunar stroke
  • Tortuosity of conjunctival vessels
  • Petechiae
  • Peripheral axonal neuropathy
  • Vertigo
  • Aminoaciduria
  • Distal muscle weakness
  • Coarse facial features

Also known as: NAGA deficiency type 2; adult-onset alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency; alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency type 2