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Leprechaunism

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Description

Leprechaunism is a congenital form of extreme insulin resistance (a group of syndromes that also includes Rabson-Mensenhall syndrome, type A insulin-resistance syndrome, and acquired type B insulin-resistance syndrome; see these terms) characterized by intrauterine and mainly postnatal severe growth retardation.

Genes related to Leprechaunism

  • INSR

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Leprechaunism

  • Intellectual disability
  • Short stature
  • Microcephaly
  • Growth delay
  • Hypertelorism
  • Failure to thrive
  • Abnormal facial shape
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Low-set ears
  • Cognitive impairment

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
— No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Leprechaunism Is also known as donohue syndrome, leprechaunism.

Researches and researchers

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Leprechaunism Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young Panel.

By Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (United States).

BLK, HNF1A, HNF1B, KLF11, CEL, AKT2, GCK, HNF4A, ABCC8, INS, INSR, PDX1, KCNJ11, NEUROD1, PAX4
Specificity
7 %
Genes
100 %
Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young Deletion/Duplication Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

BLK, SLC2A2, STAT3, KLF11, WFS1, ZBTB20, NEUROG3, LRBA, CDKN1C, CEL, IER3IP1, ZFP57, RFX6, CP, PTF1A, APPL1, CISD2, TRMT10A, GLIS3, DUT , (...)

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Specificity
3 %
Genes
100 %
Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

BLK, SLC2A2, STAT3, KLF11, WFS1, ZBTB20, NEUROG3, LRBA, CDKN1C, CEL, IER3IP1, ZFP57, RFX6, CP, PTF1A, APPL1, CISD2, TRMT10A, GLIS3, DUT , (...)

View the complete list with 21 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
100 %
INSR deletion/duplication analysis.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

INSR
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
INSR sequencing.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

INSR
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Comprehensive Familial Hyperinsulinism Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

SLC16A1, HNF1A, UCP2, KDM6A, GCK, GLUD1, HADH, HNF4A, ABCC8, INSR, KCNJ11, KMT2D, PGM1, PMM2
Specificity
8 %
Genes
100 %
Inherited Insulin Resistance Syndromes (INSR) Sequencing.

By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).

INSR
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
INSR. Complete sequencing.

By Instituto de Medicina Genomica Instituto de Medicina Genomica (Spain).

INSR
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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