Lowry-Wood syndrome

Lowry-Wood syndrome
Other names	LWS
Specialty	Medical genetics
Prevention	none
Frequency	very rare, only 10 cases reported

Lowry-Wood syndrome, also simply known as LWS, is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by dysplasia of the epiphysis, low height/short stature, microcephaly, developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, and congenital nystagmus. Less common (but not rare) features include coxa vara and retinitis pigmentosa. Only 10 cases of this disorder have been described in medical literature.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This disorder is associated with mutations in the RNU4ATAC gene, on chromosome 2q14.2^[6][7]

References

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3. Bissonnette, Bruno; Luginbuehl, Igor; Marciniak, Bruno; Dalens, Bernard J. (2006), "Lowry-Wood Syndrome", Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, retrieved 2022-05-15
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6. Shelihan, Ivan; Ehresmann, Sophie; Magnani, Cinzia; Forzano, Francesca; Baldo, Chiara; Brunetti-Pierri, Nicola; Campeau, Philippe M. (December 2018). "Lowry-Wood syndrome: further evidence of association with RNU4ATAC, and correlation between genotype and phenotype". Human Genetics. 137 (11–12): 905–909. doi:10.1007/s00439-018-1950-8. ISSN 1432-1203. PMID 30368667. S2CID 53079178.
7. Farach, Laura S.; Little, Mary E.; Duker, Angela L.; Logan, Clare V.; Jackson, Andrew; Hecht, Jaqueline T.; Bober, Michael (February 2018). "The expanding phenotype of RNU4ATAC pathogenic variants to Lowry Wood syndrome". American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 176 (2): 465–469. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.38581. ISSN 1552-4825. PMC 6774248. PMID 29265708.