Smith-Magenis Syndrome
Main Features
- Distinctive physical features
- Brachycephaly, broad nasal bridge, prominent forehead, synophrys, downturned upper lip, prognathism, malformed and malpositioned helices
From Ophthalmic Manifestations of Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Ophthalmology 1996
- Developmental delay
- Cognitive impairment
- Behavioral abnormalities
- Sleep disturbance
- Childhood-onset abdominal obesity
Eye Findings
- Iris anomalies (68%)
- No iris collarette
- Nasal correctopia
- Stromal dysplasia
- Mamillations
- Microcornea (50%)
- Myopia (42%)
- Strabismus (32%)
- Esotropia > Exotropia > Hypertropia
- Microphthalmos (rare)
- Uveal and Retinal Coloboma (rare)
Other Findings
Etiology
- Heterozygous deletion at chromosome 17p11.2 that includes RAI1 or a heterozygous intragenic RAI1 pathogenic variant.