Au-Kline Syndrome
Top Contributors - Rucha Gadgil, Reem Ramadan and Uchechukwu Chukwuemeka
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Au–Kline syndrome (AKS) is a multiple congenital malformation syndrome associated with intellectual disability. It is primarily caused by loss-of-function variants in the gene HNRNPK, which encodes the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hn RNP K). It can be categorized as a very rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterised by:
- Congenital hydronephrosis,
- Low muscle tone,
- Heart defects,
- Intellectual disability,and
- Characteristic facial features: prominent, downturned ears, an open, downturned mouth and drooping eyelids (ptosis)
- Neurological and skeletal abnormalities,
- Urinary tract infections.
- Language and walking .
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