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Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome

Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome rather than just read about it. In short: Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome that mainly affects the central nervous system. It causes cardiac defects, brain anomalies, and craniofacial dysmorphisms.

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Reference excerpt

Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome that mainly affects the central nervous system. It causes cardiac defects, brain anomalies, and craniofacial dysmorphisms. It has been reported in a pair of German siblings of the opposite sex born to consanguineous Turkish parents.

Discovery This condition was first discovered in 1996 by Bonnemann and Meinecke, their patients were a pair of infant siblings of the opposite sex (brother and sister) who had multiple congenital anomalies, all of which were internal. The siblings' parents were first-degree cousins of Turkish ancestry. The both of them exhibited bilateral porencephaly, an underdeveloped cerebellum, an absent vermis, an absent septum pellucidum, and generalized internal malformations, most of which were unique to one another; The brother was noted to have situs inversus totalis (a condition in which most to all organs of the body are facing the opposite way they would normally be facing) and tetralogy of Fallot (type of congenital cardiac defect). The sister was noted to have an atrial septal defect (type of congenital cardiac defect). They had cranio-facial dysmorphisms such as hypertelorism, epicanthic folds, prominence of the metopic suture, a high arched palate, and macrocephaly. Other features that were found in the siblings included epilepsy and corneal clouding.

See also Holoprosencephaly-ectrodactyly-cleft lip/palate syndrome

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome

In research: Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
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In the classroom: Porencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia-internal malformations syndrome is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Autosomal recessive disorders, Central nervous system disorders, Congenital disorders of nervous system, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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