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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 06-12-2019
Symbol GDHS
Location 7p22.1
Name Gordon Holmes syndrome
Other name(s) Cerebellar ataxia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Corresponding gene RNF216
Other symbol(s) CAHH
Main clinical features
  • adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline, dementia, and variable movement disorders, such as ataxia and chorea
  • neurologic phenotype is associated with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
  • defect in the production or release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland
  • brain imaging consistently showed white matter lesions
  • also cases mimicking Huntington-like disorder with chorea as an essential clinical feature in RNF216-mediated neurodegeneration. (PMID: 25841028))
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder neurology
    sex-genitalia
    Type disease
    Remark(s)