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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 16-11-2021
Symbol NICHD
Location 6q14
Name neuro-ichthyotic disease
Other name(s) Ichthyosis, spastic quadriplegia, and mental retardation
Corresponding gene ELOVL4
Other symbol(s) ISQMR
Main clinical features
  • ichthyosis, seizures, mental retardation, and spasticity
  • generalized erythematous ichthyosis with fine scales over most of the body
  • profound developmental delay had been evident since early infancy, recalcitrant seizures
  • on MRI severely delayed myelination and evidence of brain atrophy
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder neurology
    mental retardation
    dermatology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)