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Start free with EleplanX-linked intellectual disability, Snyder type
ORPHA:3063Disease
Also called Snyder-Robinson syndrome
What it is
X-linked intellectual disability, Snyder type is a rare X-linked intellectual disability syndrome characterized by hypotonia, asthenic build with diminished muscle mass, severe generalized psychomotor delay, unsteady gait and moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a long, thin, asymmetrical face with prominent lower lip, long fingers and toes and nasal, dysarthric or absent speech. Bone abnormalities (e.g., osteoporosis, kyphoscoliosis, fractures, joint contractures) are also characteristic. Myoclonic, or myoclonic-like, seizures and renal abnormalities have been associated in some patients.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- X-linked recessive
- 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.
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
15Sometimes5–29%
31- Abnormal facial shape
- Absent speech
- Anteverted nares
- Asymmetry of the ears
- Bulbous nose
- Cryptorchidism
- Delayed speech and language development
- Dental crowding
and 23 more in this range
Rare1–4%
19- Abnormality of the Leydig cells
- Brachycephaly
- Camptodactyly
- Cerebral edema
- Cupped ear
- Ectopic kidney
- Everted lower lip vermilion
- High myopia
and 11 more in this range
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
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.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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