Zamzam–Sheriff–Phillips syndrome

Zamzam–Sheriff–Phillips syndrome
SymptomsAniridia, Intellectual disability
Risk factorsfamily history.

Zamzam–Sheriff–Phillips syndrome is a rare[1] autosomal recessive congenital disorder. It is characterized by aniridia, ectopia lentis, abnormal upper incisors and intellectual disability.[2] Little research has been undertaken regarding this particular disease, so thus far there is no known gene that affects this condition. However it has been hypothesised that the symptoms described are found at a particular gene, though intellectual disability is believed to be due to a different genetic cause.

Consanguinuity (intermarrying among relatives such as cousins), often associated with autosomal recessive inheritance, has been attributed to the inheritance of this disease.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zazam Sheriff Phillips syndrome; Aniridia, lens luxation, mental retardation at NIH's Office of Rare Diseases
  2. ^ "Birth Disorder Information Directory – Z". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
  3. ^ Zamzam AM, Sheriff SM, Phillips CI (1988). "Aniridia, ectopia lentis, abnormal upper incisors and mental retardation--an autosomal recessive syndrome". Jpn. J. Ophthalmol. 32 (4): 375–8. PMID 3266265.



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