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pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1E

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A pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1 characterized by onset shortly after birth of severe hypotonia and respiratory insufficiency with most patients dying within weeks of birth that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC25

A pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1 characterized by onset shortly after birth of severe hypotonia and respiratory insufficiency with most patients dying within weeks of birth that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC25A46 gene on chromosome 5q22.1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Severe global developmental delay
  • Hypoplasia of the pons
  • Respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Sensorimotor neuropathy
  • Optic atrophy
  • Neonatal hypotonia
  • Myoclonus

Also known as: PCH1E