Pitt-Hopkins syndrome [Supplementary Concept]
A developmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, wide mouth and distinctive facies, and intermittent hyperventilation followed by APNEA. It is caused by de novo autosomal dominant mutations in the TCF4 gene. OMIM: 610954
Date introduced: August 25, 2010
MeSH Unique ID: C537403
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Entry Terms:
- Pitt Hopkins syndrome
- Mental Retardation, Syndromal, With Intermittent Hyperventilation
- Encephalopathy, Severe Epileptic, With Autonomic Dysfunction