Medicine:Agammaglobulinemia-microcephaly-craniosynostosis-severe dermatitis syndrome

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Agammaglobulinemia-microcephaly-craniosynostosis-severe dermatitis syndrome
Other namesAgammaglobulinemia, microcephaly, and severe dermatitis
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Agammaglobulinemia-microcephaly-craniosynostosis-severe dermatitis syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive syndromic form of agammaglobulinemia that is caused by profound B-cell depletion with normal T-cell numbers.[1] The condition was first identified in a 2006 report.[2][3]

Signs and symptoms

Features of this condition include:[1]

  • Agammaglobulinemia associated with severe developmental delay
  • Microcephaly
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Cleft palate
  • Narrowing of the choanae
  • Blepharophimosis
  • Severe dermatitis

Distal joint contractures, renal/genitourinary anomalies, and mild cerebral atrophy have also been reported.

Causes

This condition is known to be genetic, but the gene(s) responsible are yet to be identified.

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