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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 18/07/2006
Symbol LIS2
Location 7q22.1
Name lissencephaly 2
Other name(s)
  • lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Norman-Roberts lissencephaly syndrome
  • Corresponding gene RELN
    Other symbol(s) LCH
    Main clinical features
  • severe abnormalities of the cerebellum, hippocampus, brainstem
  • microcephaly, bitemporal hollowing, low sloping forehead, slightly prominent occiput, widely set eyes, broad and prominent nasal bridge, and severe postnatal growth deficiency, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, seizures, and profound mental retardation, brain MRI showed changes consistent with lissencephaly type I, grade 2
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder mental retardation
    neurology
    Type disease
    Gene product
    Name reelin (RELN)
    Remark(s)