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pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 14

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A pontocerebellar hypoplasia characterized by congenital onset of progressive microcephaly, poor or absent psychomotor development, and severely impaired intellectual development that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the PP

A pontocerebellar hypoplasia characterized by congenital onset of progressive microcephaly, poor or absent psychomotor development, and severely impaired intellectual development that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the PPIL1 gene on chromosome 6p21.2.

Signs and symptoms

  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Hypoplasia of the brainstem
  • Agenesis of corpus callosum
  • Motor delay
  • Delayed early-childhood social milestone development
  • Severe intellectual disability
  • Hypoplasia of the pons
  • Spastic tetraplegia
  • Absent speech
  • Brisk reflexes

Also known as: PCH14