Mowat-Wilson syndrome
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| Mowat-Wilson syndrome Classification and external resources | |
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| Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, clinical features of Patient 2 at age: (A) 1 year and 6 months; (B-C) 3 years and 5 months; (D-E) 8 years and 1 month. | |
| OMIM | 235730 |
| DiseasesDB | 32975 |
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Mowat Wilson syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that was clinically delineated by Dr. D. R. Mowat and Dr. M. J. Wilson in 1998.[1]
Presentation
The disorder is characterized by a number of health defects including Hirschsprung's disease, mental retardation, seizure disorder, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies and absence of the corpus callosum. Distinctive physical features include microcephaly, narrow chin, cupped ears with protruding lobes, deep and widely set eyes, open mouth, wide nasal bridge and a shortened philtrum.
Causes
The disorder is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from new mutations or deletions of the ZFHX1B (SMADIP1) gene on chromosome 2q22. However, some of those affected by the disease do not have abnormalities of this gene that are currently detectable.
Prognosis
There is no cure for this syndrome. Treatment is supportive and symptomatic.
References
External links
- Centre for Genetics Education in Sydney, Australia (PDF Information Sheet)
- Journal of Medical Genetics Vol 41, e16
- Journal of Medical Genetics Vol 40, 305-10
- Journal of Medical Genetics Vol 35, 617-23
- extensive links page
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
