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Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome

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A syndrome characterized by congenital cataracts, cerebellar ataxia, progressive muscle weakness due to myopathy, and delayed psychomotor development.

Signs and symptoms

  • Myopathy
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Hypotonia
  • Ataxia
  • Developmental cataract
  • Cerebellar cortical atrophy
  • Global developmental delay
  • Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
  • Strabismus
  • Elevated circulating creatine kinase activity

Also known as: Garland-Moorhouse syndrome; Marinesco-Garland syndrome; Oligophrenic cerebellolenticular degeneration; hereditary oligophrenic cerebello-lental degeneration