Medicine:Schimke syndrome

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Schimke syndrome
Other names
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia nephrotic syndrome
  • Immunoosseous dysplasia, SIOD
  • Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia [1]

Schimke syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder.[2]

The disorder was first described in 1971 by Schimke.[3]

Diagnosis

Most people with this disorder are diagnosed at age 6.[4]

Tests for mutations in the SMARCAL1 can confirm the diagnosis.[5]

Prevalence

The exact prevalence is unknown but is said to occur in 1 in a million births in North America.[5] The disorder is said to occur in 1 in 1 million or 1 in 3 million people in North America.[6]

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