ALG9-CDG (CDG-IL)

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Other Names: CDG 1L; CDG1L; ALG9-CDG (CDG-IL); Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Il ; CDG syndrome type IL; CDG-IL; Carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome type IL; Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1L; Mannosyltransferase 7-9 deficiency; ALG9-CDG; Congenital disorder of glycosylation type IL; Carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1L

A form of congenital disorders of N-linked glycosylation characterized by progressive microcephaly, hypotonia, developmental delay, drug-resistant infantile epilepsy, and hepatomegaly. Additional features that may be observed include failure to thrive, pericardial effusion, renal cysts, skeletal dysplasia, facial dysmorphism (frontal bossing, hypertelorism, depressed nasal bridge, low-seated ears, large mouth) and hydrops fetalis. The disease is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene ALG9 (11q23).

NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit source]

ALG9-CDG (CDG-IL) is a rare disease.


ALG9-CDG (CDG-IL) Resources
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