microcephaly type 7, primary, autosomal recessive

microcephaly type 7, primary, autosomal recessive

An autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (OMIM:612703) characterised by a disproportionately small brain and cerebral cortex, with a well-preserved gyral pattern and no major defects in cortical architecture. Microcephaly is defined by a head circumference ≥ 3 standard deviations below the age-related mean; primary microcephaly is further defined by the absence of other syndromic features or significant neurological deficits.
 
Molecular pathology
Caused by defects of STIL, which encodes a cytoplasmic protein that regulates the mitotic spindle checkpoint, a regulatory pathway that monitors chromosome segregation during cell division to ensure the proper distribution of chromosomes to the daughter cells.