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Neu-Laxova syndrome 2

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A serine deficiency that is characterized by multiple fatal malformations including ichthyosis, microcephaly, central nervous system abnormalities, limb deformities, intrauterine growth restriction, proptosis, anasarca, and micrognathia, and has_material_basis

A serine deficiency that is characterized by multiple fatal malformations including ichthyosis, microcephaly, central nervous system abnormalities, limb deformities, intrauterine growth restriction, proptosis, anasarca, and micrognathia, and has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the PSAT1 gene on chromosome 9q21.1, causing issues producing the amino acid serine.

Signs and symptoms

  • Sloping forehead
  • Microcephaly
  • Ichthyosis
  • Rocker bottom foot
  • Decreased fetal movement
  • Intrauterine growth retardation
  • Micrognathia
  • Short neck
  • Low-set ears
  • Hypertelorism