smith-lemli-opitz_syndrome

Smith-Lemli-Optiz Syndrome

  • distinctive facial features
    • microcephaly with bitemporal narrowing, a short upturned nose with anteverted nares, unilateral or bilateral ptosis, epicanthus, and retrognathia

See Reference 1 below

  • microcephaly
  • intellectual disability or learning problems
  • behavioral problems
    • autism
  • Feeding difficulties and growth delay
  • Malformations
    • heart
    • lungs
    • kidneys
    • gastrointestinal tract
    • genitals
    • polydactyly
    • syndactyly
  • Cataract (congenital or acquired)
  • Strabismus
  • Demylenation of optic nerves
  • Sclerosis of lateral geniculate bodes
  • Opsoclonus
  • Poor visual following behavior
  • DHCR7 gene mutations
  • Inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.
  • smith-lemli-opitz_syndrome.txt
  • Last modified: 2023/10/19 09:44
  • by oculoman