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BEHR SYNDROME (BEHRS)

BEHR SYNDROME (BEHRS)
OPTIC ATROPHY, INFANTILE HEREDITARY, WITH NEUROLOGIC ABNORMALITIES
210000
OMIM = Online Mendelian Inheritance of Men
Dynamin-like 120 kDa protein, mitochondrial
3q29
very rare
autosomal recessive
mutations in the OPA1 gene
Laboratory findings    L-Lactic acid inc (cerebrospinal fluid)
Symptoms   ataxia
   blindness, visual loss, visual impairment
   hyperreflexia
   hypertonia, spasticity
   neuropathy
   nystagmus
   optic atrophy
    cerebellar atrophy or hypoplasia
    contractures, joints
    developmental delay
    mental retardation
    onset, adolescent
    onset, childhood
    pyramidal signs
    tremor or twitching