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Van Esch-O'Driscoll syndrome

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A syndromic X-linked intellectual disability characterized by variable degrees of intellectual disability, moderate to severe short stature, microcephaly, hypogonadism, and variable congenital malformations that has_material_basis_in hemizygous mutation in the

A syndromic X-linked intellectual disability characterized by variable degrees of intellectual disability, moderate to severe short stature, microcephaly, hypogonadism, and variable congenital malformations that has_material_basis_in hemizygous mutation in the POLA1 gene on chromosome Xp22.1-p21.3.

Signs and symptoms

  • Intellectual disability
  • Microcephaly
  • Global developmental delay
  • Short stature
  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
  • Growth delay
  • Hypotonia
  • Upslanted palpebral fissure
  • Retrognathia
  • Feeding difficulties

Also known as: MRXSVEOD; VEODS; X-linked intellectual disability, Van Esch type; X-linked syndromic mental retardation Van Esch-O'Driscoll type