Blepharophimosis-intellectual disability syndrome, MKB type
Synonyms: BMRS, MKB type | BMRS, Maat-Kievit-Brunner type | Blepharophimosis-intellectual disability syndrome, Maat-Kievit-Brunner type | X-linked Ohdo syndrome
A rare X-linked syndromic intellectual disability disorder affecting only boys and characterized by global development delay with little or no speech urogenital abnormalities including scrotal hypoplasia micro penis and cryptorchidism autistic behavior and facial dysmorphism. Most typical facial features are ptosis blepharophimosis a bulbous nasal tip a long philtrum and maxillar hypoplasia with full cheeks. Other variable features include microcephaly hearing loss dental anomalies and hyperextensible joints.
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Advocacy Organizations
DDX3X Foundation
Our mission is to connect families, resources, and the medical community to advance research for a treatment or cure to DDX3X Syndrome. Our ultimate goal is to accelerate brain function in individuals affected by DDX3X Syndrome through advances in cell and gene therapy and pharmaceuticals.
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COMBINEDBrain Inc
COMBINEDBrain is a consortium for outcome measures and biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders. We are collaborating to cure rare, non-verbal brain disorders.
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