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lissencephaly 9 with complex brainstem malformation

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A lissencephaly characterized by global developmental delay, impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech, pachygyria, lissencephaly, and malformation of the brainstem that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the MACF1 gene on chromo

A lissencephaly characterized by global developmental delay, impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech, pachygyria, lissencephaly, and malformation of the brainstem that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the MACF1 gene on chromosome 1p34.3.

Signs and symptoms

  • Seizure
  • Dysgenesis of the hippocampus
  • Severe intellectual disability
  • Pachygyria
  • Hypoplastic anterior commissure
  • Global developmental delay
  • Lissencephaly
  • Hypoplasia of the brainstem
  • Hypoplasia of the pons
  • Delayed ability to walk

Also known as: LIS9; posterior-predominant lissencephaly-broad flat pons and medulla-midline crossing defects syndrome