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X-linked intellectual disability, Schimke type

What is X-linked intellectual disability, Schimke type?

A rare X-linked syndromic intellectual disability characterized by intellectual deficit, growth retardation with short stature, deafness and ophthalmoplegia. Choreoathetosis with muscle spasticity generally appears during childhood.

Inheritance type

X-linked recessive

Prevalence

  • Worldwide: <1 in 1,000 000

Age of Onset

  • Infancy
  • Neonatal
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