Preferred Label : Periventricular nodular heterotopia 1;
Symbol : PVNH1;
CISMeF acronym : BPNH; PVNH1; PVNH4;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant; Heterotopia, familial nodular; Nodular heterotopia, bilateral periventricular; Heterotopia, periventricular, ehlers-danlos variant; Periventricular nodular heterotopia 4; NHBP; BPNH; PVNH4;
Included titles and symbols : Heterotopia, periventricular nodular, with frontometaphyseal dysplasia;
Description : Periventricular nodular heterotopia is a disorder of neuronal migration in which neurons
fail to migrate appropriately from the ventricular zone to the cortex during development,
resulting in the formation of nodular brain tissue lining the ventricles. Most affected
individuals with the X-linked form are female, while hemizygous males tend to die
in utero. Affected females usually present with epilepsy, but have normal intelligence.
Additional features include defects of the cardiovascular system, such as patent ductus
arteriosus, bicuspid aortic valve, and dilation of the sinuses of Valsalva or the
thoracic aorta (summary by Fox et al., 1998). - Genetic Heterogeneity of Periventricular
Nodular Heterotopia Periventricular nodular heterotopia is a genetically heterogeneous
condition: see also PVNH2 (608097), caused by mutation in the ARFGEF2 gene (605371)
on chromosome 20q13; PVNH3 (608098), associated with anomalies of 5p; PVNH4 (300537),
also caused by FLNA mutations and associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; PVNH5 (612881),
associated with deletions of chromosome 5q; and PVNH6 (615544), caused by mutation
in the ERMARD gene (615532) on chromosome 6q27.;
Inheritance : X-linked dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the filamin A gene (FLNA, 300017.0001);
Prefixed ID : #300049;
Origin ID : 300049;
UMLS CUI : C1848213;
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