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Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 9B

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A peroxisomal biogenesis disorder that is characterized by the overlapping phenotypes of neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and infantile Refsum disease and that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the PEX7 gene on chromosome 6q23.

Signs and symptoms

  • Constriction of peripheral visual field
  • Nyctalopia
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Distal muscle weakness
  • Total anosmia
  • Sensorineural hearing impairment
  • Elevated circulating phytanic acid concentration
  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Rod-cone dystrophy