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Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, seizures, and cortical atrophy

Summary

Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, seizures, and cortical atrophy (NDMSCA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe global developmental delay with poor motor and intellectual function apparent soon after birth, as well as postnatal progressive microcephaly. Most patients develop early-onset, frequent, and often intractable seizures, compatible with an epileptic encephalopathy. Other features include poor feeding, poor overall growth, absent speech, poor or absent eye contact, inability to achieve walking, hypotonia, and peripheral spasticity. Brain imaging usually shows progressive cerebral atrophy, thin corpus callosum, and abnormalities in myelination. Death in childhood may occur (summary by Siekierska et al., 2019). [from OMIM]

Available tests

3 tests are in the database for this condition.

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Molecular Genetics Tests

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  • Also known as: G7A, NDMSCA, VARS, VARS2, VARS1
    Summary: valyl-tRNA synthetase 1

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