Band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria
Description
Band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria (BLC-PMG) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by intracranial calcification and polymicrogyria. This combination is usually seen when congenital infection occurs (TORCH syndrome), but no infectious agents are detected in BLC-PMG (pseudo-TORCH syndrome). Affected individuals show early-onset seizures and severe microcephaly.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Multiple developmental anomalies or syndromes
LD20 Syndromes with central nervous system anomalies as a major feature
H00840 Pseudo-TORCH syndrome
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06518 JAK-STAT signaling
H00840 Pseudo-TORCH syndrome
O'Driscoll MC, Daly SB, Urquhart JE, Black GC, Pilz DT, Brockmann K, McEntagart M, Abdel-Salam G, Zaki M, Wolf NI, Ladda RL, Sell S, D'Arrigo S, Squier W, Dobyns WB, Livingston JH, Crow YJ
Title
Recessive mutations in the gene encoding the tight junction protein occludin cause band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria.