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X-linked intellectual disability-hypotonic facies syndrome-1

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A syndromic X-linked intellectual disability that is characterized primarily by severely impaired intellectual development, dysmorphic facies, and a highly skewed X-inactivation pattern in carrier women and that has_material_basis_in mutation in the ATRX gene

A syndromic X-linked intellectual disability that is characterized primarily by severely impaired intellectual development, dysmorphic facies, and a highly skewed X-inactivation pattern in carrier women and that has_material_basis_in mutation in the ATRX gene on chromosome Xq13. This now comprises several syndromes previously reported separately, including Carpenter-Waziri syndrome, Holmes-Gang syndrome, and Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome.

Signs and symptoms

  • Epicanthus
  • Tented upper lip vermilion
  • Small scrotum
  • Short stature
  • Renal hypoplasia
  • Protruding tongue
  • U-Shaped upper lip vermilion
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Coarse facial features
  • Hypertelorism

Also known as: X-linked mental retardation-hypotonic facies syndrome-1