Sotos Syndrome

Overview

Congenital or postnatal overgrowth syndrome most often in height and occipitofrontal circumference with variable delayed motor and cognitive development. Other associated features include advanced bone age, seizures, NEONATAL JAUNDICE; HYPOTONIA; and SCOLIOSIS. It is also associated with increased risk of developing neoplasms in adulthood. Mutations in the NSD1 protein and its HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY are associated with the syndrome.

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Quick facts about Sotos Syndrome

Topic type

Condition

Category

General Healthcare

MeSH classification

C16.131.077.889|C16.131.260.905|C16.320.180.905

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