Macrocephaly, obesity, mental (intellectual) disability, and ocular abnormalities: alternative definition and further delineation of MOMO syndrome

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Abstract

MOMO syndrome, previously defined as Macrosomia, Obesity, Macrocephaly, and Ocular abnormalities (OMIM 157980) is a rare intellectual disability syndrome of unknown cause. We describe two further patients with MOMO syndrome. Reported data of patients with MOMO syndrome and our own findings indicate that overgrowth does not appear to be a specific feature. We propose to form the acronym "MOMO" from Macrocephaly, Obesity, Mental (intellectual) disability, and Ocular abnormalities, excluding macrosomia from the syndrome name. The combination of obesity, macrocephaly, and colobomas is unique, therefore these features can be used as major diagnostic criteria of MOMO syndrome.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2857-2862
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume158A
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2012
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 84867877273
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PubMed 22821547
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#49142
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#48052

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Keywords

  • Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnosis, Brain/pathology, Child, Preschool, Chromosome Banding, Coloboma/diagnosis, Facies, Female, Fetal Macrosomia/diagnosis, Head/abnormalities, Humans, Infant, Intellectual Disability/diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Megalencephaly/diagnosis, Obesity/diagnosis, Phenotype