Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-intellectual disability syndrome

What it is

A rare multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by global developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, language delay and asympthomatic persistance of fetal hemoglobin. Joint laxity and microcephaly are commonly observed. Majority of the patients present with variable dysmorphic features (including strabismus, downslanting palpebral fissures, anteverted nose with small nares and full tip, external ear anomalies, thin upper lip and everted lower lip). Behavior problems including anxiety, recurrent hand flapping/biting and attention deficit can also be observed.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Autosomal dominant

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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