DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 29

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 29 [DOID:0080451]

A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by onset in the first months of life of refractory myoclonic seizures, poor overall growth, congenital microcephaly with cerebral atrophy and impaired myelination on brain imaging, spasticity with abnormal movements, peripheral neuropathy, and poor visual fixation that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the AARS1 gene on chromosome 16q22.

Synonyms:  developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 29,  DOID:0080451,  DEE29,  early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 29