Seckel syndrome


Seck·el syn·drome

(sek'ĕl), [MIM*210600] an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by low birth weight, dwarfism, microcephaly, large eyes, beaked nose, receding mandible, and moderate mental retardation. Synonym(s): Seckel dwarfism

Seck·el syn·drome

(sek'ĕl), [MIM*210600] an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by low birth weight, dwarfism, microcephaly, large eyes, beaked nose, receding mandible, and moderate mental retardation. Synonym(s): Seckel dwarfism

bird-headed dwarfism

A popular term for Seckel syndrome, an autosomal recessive condition characterised by growth and mental retardation, a beak-like nose, micrognathism, microcephaly, prominent maxilla and eyes, hypertelorism, strabismus, anti-mongoloid slant of palpebral fissures, premature balding, short trunk, variable musculoskeletal changes (e.g., kyphoscoliosis, joint dislocations, clubbing of fingers) and genitourinary defects (e.g., cryptorchidism).
 
Molecular pathology
Bird-headed dwarfism is divided into four types based on the gene (or locus if the gene has yet to be identified) found defective. The most common is type 1 (OMIM 210600), in which the ataxia-telangiectasia (ATR) and Rad3-related gene, which maps to chromosome 3q22.1-q24, is defective. The protein encoded by ATR plays a central role in DNA repair.

Seckel syndrome

DRV-1122525977 (sĕk′ĕl) [H. P. G. Seckel, German Pediatrician, 1900–1960] A rare autosomal recessive developmental disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, dwarfism, facial, skeletal and dental anomalies, and developmental and neurological deficits.

Seckel,

Helmut Paul George, German physician, 1900-1960. Seckel dwarfism - Synonym(s): Seckel syndromeSeckel syndrome - an autosomal recessive disorder. Synonym(s): Seckel dwarfism