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X-linked intellectual disability, Shashi type

ORPHA:85286· ICD-10 Q87.8

Definition

X-linked intellectual disability, Shashi type is characterised by moderate intellectual deficit, obesity, macroorchidism and a characteristic facies (large ears, a prominent lower lip and puffy eyelids). It has been described in nine boys from two families. Transmission is X-linked and the causative gene has been localised to the q21.3-q27 region of the X chromosome.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal