Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PLP1)
X-vázaně recesivní
Changes in PLP1, most often a duplication of the whole gene, cause nystagmus, low muscle tone and delayed motor development in boys, later followed by spasticity and ataxia; carrier females are usually unaffected or mildly affected.
Co se diagnózou změní
Diagnosis guides supportive care and allows carrier testing of female relatives.
Analyzované geny
Známé také jako
diffuse familial brain sclerosis; HLD1; Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher brain sclerosis; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, X-linked recessive; PMD; Sudanophilic leukodystrophy, Paelizeus-Merzbacher type
Zahrnuje 5 příbuzných podtypů ↓Skrýt podtypy ↑
- null syndrome
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease in female carriers
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, classic form
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, connatal form
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, transitional form
