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MEND syndrome

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A lipid metabolism disorder characterized by a defect in sterol biosynthesis that results in variable features including intellectual disability, short stature, scoliosis, digital abnormalities, cataracts, and dermatologic abnormalities that has_material_basis

A lipid metabolism disorder characterized by a defect in sterol biosynthesis that results in variable features including intellectual disability, short stature, scoliosis, digital abnormalities, cataracts, and dermatologic abnormalities that has_material_basis_in hemizygous mutation in EBP on chromosome Xp11.23.

Signs and symptoms

  • Upslanted palpebral fissure
  • Anterior polar cataract
  • Seizure
  • Hypotonia
  • Spotty hypopigmentation
  • Failure to thrive
  • Broad hallux
  • Smooth philtrum
  • Overlapping toe
  • Bulbous nose

Also known as: male EBP disorder with neurological defects