Familial X-linked mental retardation and isolated growth hormone deficiency: Clinical and molecular findings
- Univ. Hospital, Nijmegan (Netherlands); and others
We report on several members of a family with varying degrees of X-linked mental retardation (XLMR), isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD), and infantile behavior but without other consistent phenotypic abnormalities. Male patients continued to grow until well into their twenties and reached a height ranging from 135 to 159 cm. Except one, all female carriers were mentally normal; their adult height ranged from 159 to 168 cm. By linkage studies we have assigned the underlying genetic defect to the Xq24-q27.3 region, with a maximum lod score of Z = 3.26 at {theta} = 0.0 for the DXS294 locus. The XLMR-IGHD phenotype in these patients may be due to pleiotropic effects of a single gene or it may represent a contiguous gene syndrome. 18 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 476905
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 64, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 12 Jul 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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