Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome

Description

Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a congenital abnormality of the pituitary that is responsible for pituitary deficiency and is usually characterized by the triad of a very thin or interrupted pituitary stalk, an ectopic (or absent) posterior pituitary (EPP) and hypoplasia or aplasia of the anterior pituitary visible on MRI. In some patients the abnormality may be limited to EPP (also called ectopic neurohypophysis) or to an interrupted pituitary stalk.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Short stature
  • Failure to thrive
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Anemia
  • Micropenis
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Jaundice

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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

Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome Is also known as psis, ectopic neurohypophysis.

Researches and researchers

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Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
NGS Epilepsy/Seizure Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN5A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHH, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, STIL, SIX3, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC9A6, SNAP25, SPTAN1, CDKL5, STXBP1, SYN1, SYNGAP1 , (...)

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Specificity
1 %
Genes
15 %
Comprehensive Brain Malformation Panel.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SHH, STIL, SIX3, SLC9A6, SOX2, CDKL5, TGIF1, MED12, CEP41, TUBA8, UBE3A, VLDLR, VRK1, ZIC2, ACTB, MRPS16, NSD1, RAB18, ACTG1, SLC25A19 , (...)

View the complete list with 86 more genes
Specificity
2 %
Genes
29 %
Holoprosencephaly.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SHH, SIX3, TGIF1, ZIC2, CDON, DISP1, DLL1, FGF8, FOXH1, GAS1, GLI2, NODAL, PTCH1
Specificity
8 %
Genes
15 %
Holoprosencephaly Sequencing Panel.

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

SHH, STIL, SIX3, TGIF1, ZIC2, CDON, FGF8, FGFR1, GLI2, PTCH1
Specificity
10 %
Genes
15 %
Holoprosencephaly Deletion/Duplication Panel.

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

SHH, STIL, SIX3, TGIF1, ZIC2, CDON, FGF8, FGFR1, GLI2, PTCH1
Specificity
10 %
Genes
15 %
CDON. Complete sequencing.

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

CDON
Specificity
100 %
Genes
15 %
Holoprosencephaly 11 (sequence analysis of CDON gene).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

CDON
Specificity
100 %
Genes
15 %
Holoprosencephaly (NGS panel for 9 genes).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

SHH, SIX3, TGIF1, ZIC2, CDON, FGF8, GLI2, GLI3, PTCH1
Specificity
12 %
Genes
15 %

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