Autozomálně recesivní
Caused by changes in both copies of TXNL4A, which encodes a component of the spliceosome, the machinery that processes RNA. Most affected people have a small deletion in the TXNL4A promoter on one copy combined with a different damaging change on the other copy.
Příznaky a projevy
Choanal atresia, usually on both sides, causing breathing difficulty in newborns, together with short eye openings, a gap (coloboma) in the lower eyelids and a prominent nose. Hearing loss is common, and heart defects, cleft lip or palate and mild short stature have been reported. Intelligence is typically unaffected.
Co se diagnózou změní
Surgical repair of choanal atresia, hearing assessment with hearing aids where needed, and cardiac evaluation. Both parents of an affected child are usually carriers, so each further child has a 1 in 4 chance of being affected; genetic counselling and carrier testing of relatives are available.
Analyzované geny
Známé také jako
bilateral choanal atresia, cardiac defects, deafness, and dysmorphic appearance; BMKS; choanal atresia deafness cardiac defects dysmorphism; oculootofacial dysplasia
