MEHMO syndrome

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: MRXS25
MRXS20
MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED, SYNDROMIC 25
MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED, SYNDROMIC 20
MEHMO
X-linked intellectual deficit - epileptic seizures - hypogenitalism - microcephaly - obesity
Number of Symptoms 23
OrphanetNr: 85282
OMIM Id: 300148
ICD-10:
UMLs: C2931496
MeSH: C537451
MedDRA:
Snomed:

Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: 7 cases [Orphanet]
Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Mitochondrial inheritance
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Neonatal
Infancy
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Mitochondrial disease with epilepsy
 -Rare neurologic disease
Mitochondrial disease with peripheral neuropathy
 -Rare genetic disease
 -Rare neurologic disease
Syndromic obesity
 -Rare developmental defect during embryogenesis
 -Rare endocrine disease
 -Rare genetic disease
X-linked syndromic intellectual deficit
 -Rare genetic disease
 -Rare neurologic disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0000035) Abnormality of the testis Very frequent [Orphanet] 296 / 7739
2
(HPO:0000054) Micropenis Very frequent [Orphanet] 257 / 7739
3
(HPO:0012471) Thick vermilion border Very frequent [Orphanet] 115 / 7739
4
(HPO:0000293) Full cheeks Frequent [Orphanet] 85 / 7739
5
(HPO:0002714) Downturned corners of mouth Frequent [Orphanet] 98 / 7739
6
(HPO:0000499) Abnormality of the eyelashes Very frequent [Orphanet] 35 / 7739
7
(HPO:0009804) Reduced number of teeth Frequent [Orphanet] 137 / 7739
8
(HPO:0000340) Sloping forehead Very frequent [Orphanet] 86 / 7739
9
(HPO:0000252) Microcephaly Very frequent [Orphanet] 832 / 7739
10
(HPO:0000639) Nystagmus Frequent [Orphanet] 555 / 7739
11
(HPO:0002353) EEG abnormality Very frequent [Orphanet] 188 / 7739
12
(HPO:0001347) Hyperreflexia Frequent [Orphanet] 363 / 7739
13
(HPO:0001250) Seizures Frequent [Orphanet] 1245 / 7739
14
(HPO:0000752) Hyperactivity Frequent [Orphanet] 140 / 7739
15
(HPO:0001276) Hypertonia Frequent [Orphanet] 317 / 7739
16
(HPO:0008373) Puberty and gonadal disorders Very frequent [Orphanet] 156 / 7739
17
(HPO:0001762) Talipes equinovarus Frequent [Orphanet] 309 / 7739
18
(HPO:0001182) Tapered finger Frequent [Orphanet] 93 / 7739
19
(HPO:0001513) Obesity Very frequent [Orphanet] 172 / 7739
20
(HPO:0004325) Decreased body weight Very frequent [Orphanet] 492 / 7739
21
(HPO:0001252) Muscular hypotonia Frequent [Orphanet] 990 / 7739
22
(HPO:0001522) Death in infancy Very frequent [Orphanet] 275 / 7739
23
(HPO:0012758) Neurodevelopmental delay Very frequent [Orphanet] 949 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Steinmuller et al. (1998) described a previously unrecognized X-chromosomal mental retardation syndrome and referred to it by the acronym MEHMO, which was derived from the clinical hallmarks: mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and hypogenitalism, microcephaly, and obesity. Life ...