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Snyder-Robinson syndrome presenting with learning disability, epilepsy, and osteoporosis: a novel SMS gene variant
Megumi Leung1,2, Meredith Sanchez-Castillo1,2, Newell Belnap1,2
1Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Abstract:
Snyder-Robinson syndrome (SRS) is a rare X-linked recessive disorder characterized by a collection of clinical features including mild to severe intellectual disability, hypertonia, marfanoid habitus, facial asymmetry, osteoporosis, developmental delay and seizures. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) identified a mutation in the spermine synthase (SMS) gene (c.746 A>G, p.Tyr249Cys) in a male with kyphosis, seizures, and osteoporosis. His phenotype is unique in that he does not have intellectual disability (ID) but does have a mild learning disability. This case demonstrates a milder presentation of SRS and expands the phenotype beyond the reported literature.
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