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X-linked intellectual disability, Shashi type
Disease 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.
ORPHA:85286
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2007) Español (2007) Français (2007) Italiano (2007) Nederlands (2007)
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