Occipital Horn Syndrome

Description

Occipital horn syndrome (OHS) is a mild form of Menkes disease (MD, see this term), a syndrome characterized by progressive neurodegeneration and connective tissue disorders due to a copper transport defect.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Occipital Horn Syndrome

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Scoliosis
  • Abnormal facial shape
  • Muscular hypotonia
  • Ptosis
  • Flexion contracture
  • High palate

And another 113 symptoms. If you need more information about this disease we can help you.

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Occipital Horn Syndrome Is also known as eds ix, formerly, eds ix, ehlers-danlos syndrome type ix, ehlers-danlos syndrome type 9, x-linked cutis laxa, ehlers-danlos syndrome, occipital horn type, formerly, eds9, formerly, cutis laxa, x-linked, formerly.

Researches and researchers

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Occipital Horn Syndrome Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
ATP7A Comprehensive - Sequence & Deletion/Duplication Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

ATP7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
ATP7A Deletion/Duplication Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

ATP7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
ATP7A Sequence Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

ATP7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
ATP7A Sequence Analysis (Prenatal Diagnosis).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

ATP7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
MitoMet®Plus aCGH Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RGS9, RHO, GRK1, RLBP1, RNASEL, BCS1L, RP1, RP2, RP9, RPE65, RPGR, RPL35A, MRPL3, RPS14, RS1, SAG, SARDH, SCO2, SCP2, SDHB , (...)

View the complete list with 612 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
NGS XLID Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

RPL10, RPS6KA3, SLC16A2, SLC9A6, SMC1A, KDM5C, SMS, SOX3, CDKL5, SYN1, SYP, TAF1, TIMM8A, TSPAN7, MED12, UBE2A, USP9X, ZMYM3, ZNF41, ZNF711 , (...)

View the complete list with 94 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
NGS Connective Tissue Disorders Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

SKI, TGFB2, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, TNXB, ACTA2, SLC2A10, CBS, ACVR1, ATP6V0A2, FKBP14, SLC39A13, ADAMTS2, COL11A1, COL1A2, COL3A1, COL5A1, COL5A2, ZNF469, CHST14 , (...)

View the complete list with 13 more genes
Specificity
4 %
Genes
100 %
Copper Transport Disorders.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

ATP7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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MESH OMIM ORPHANET Genetic Syndrome Finder

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