Preferred Label : Miller-dieker lissencephaly syndrome;
Symbol : MDLS;
CISMeF acronym : MDCR; MDLS; MDS;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : MDS;
Included titles and symbols : Chromosome 17p13.3 deletion syndrome; Miller-dieker syndrome chromosome region; MDCR;
Description : Features of the Miller-Dieker syndrome include classic lissencephaly (pachygyria,
incomplete or absent gyration of the cerebrum), microcephaly, wrinkled skin over the
glabella and frontal suture, prominent occiput, narrow forehead, downward slanting
palpebral fissures, small nose and chin, cardiac malformations, hypoplastic male extrenal
genitalia, growth retardation, and mental deficiency with seizures and EEG abnormalities.
Life expectancy is grossly reduced, with death most often occurring during early childhood
(summary by Schinzel, 1988). Lissencephaly means 'smooth brain,' i.e., brain without
convolutions or gyri. Deletion of or mutation in the LIS1 gene (PAFAH1B1; 601545)
appears to cause the lissencephaly because point mutations have been identified in
this gene in isolated lissencephaly sequence (ILS; see 607432). Facial dysmorphism
and other anomalies in Miller-Dieker patients appear to be the consequence of deletion
of additional genes distal to LIS1. Toyo-oka et al. (2003) presented evidence that
the gene whose deletion is responsible for the greater severity of Miller-Dieker syndrome
compared to isolated lissencephaly is the gene encoding 14-3-3-epsilon (YWHAE; 605066).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : A contiguous gene syndrome caused by deletion of the lissencephaly 1 gene (LIS1, 601545)
and the tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, epsilon
isoform gene (YWHAE, 605066);
Laboratory abnormalities : Cytogenetic deletion of chromosome 17p13.3; Fluorescence in situ hybridization specific probe for MDS critical region;
Prefixed ID : #247200;
Origin ID : 247200;
UMLS CUI : C0265219;
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