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pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1C

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A pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1 characterized by severe muscle weakness and failure to thrive apparent in the first months of life that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the EXOSC8 gene on chromosome 13q13.3.

Signs and symptoms

  • Global developmental delay
  • Respiratory insufficiency
  • Respiratory failure
  • Hearing impairment
  • Visual impairment
  • Skeletal muscle atrophy
  • Spastic tetraparesis
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Muscle weakness
  • Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia

Also known as: PCH1C