Preferred Label : Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type
a, 1;
Symbol : MDDGA1;
CISMeF acronym : MDDGA1;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Hydrocephalus, agyria, and retinal dysplasia; Walker-warburg syndrome or muscle-eye-brain disease, pomt1-related; Cod-MD syndrome; Hard syndrome; Cerebroocular dysplasia-muscular dystrophy syndrome;
Description : Congenital muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy with brain and eye anomalies (type
A), which includes both the more severe Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS) and the slightly
less severe muscle-eye-brain disease (MEB), is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal
recessive disorder with characteristic brain and eye malformations, profound mental
retardation, congenital muscular dystrophy, and early death. The phenotype commonly
includes cobblestone (type II) lissencephaly, cerebellar malformations, and retinal
malformations. More variable features include macrocephaly or microcephaly, hypoplasia
of midline brain structures, ventricular dilatation, microphthalmia, cleft lip/palate,
and congenital contractures (Dobyns et al., 1989). Those with a more severe phenotype
characterized as Walker-Warburg syndrome often die within the first year of life,
whereas those characterized as having muscle-eye-brain disease may rarely acquire
the ability to walk and to speak a few words. These are part of a group of disorders
resulting from defective glycosylation of DAG1 (128239), collectively known as 'dystroglycanopathies'
(Godfrey et al., 2007). - Genetic Heterogeneity of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy
with Brain and Eye Anomalies (Type A) Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy with brain
and eye anomalies (type A) is genetically heterogeneous and can be caused by mutation
in other genes involved in DAG1 glycosylation: see MDDGA2 (613150), caused by mutation
in the POMT2 gene (607439); MDDGA3 (253280), caused by mutation in the POMGNT1 gene
(606822); MDDGA4 (253800), caused by mutation in the;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the protein O-mannosyltransferase-1 gene (POMT1, 607423.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Elevated serum creatine kinase;
Prefixed ID : #236670;
Origin ID : 236670;
UMLS CUI : C4284790;
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