Article
Barth syndrome is associated with a cognitive phenotype.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP - 1 Feb 2007
Mazzocco Michèle M M, Henry Anne E, Kelly Richard I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Barth syndrome is a rare, X-linked recessive disorder that affects only boys. The cardinal characteristics include growth retardation, cardioskeletal myopathy, chronic or cyclic neutropenia, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. A preliminary study of five young boys with Barth syndrome suggested a distinct cognitive phenotype. METHODS: The present study was designed to explore whether additional evidence...
Topics
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholesterol
- Cognition Disorders
- Genotype
- Glutarates
- Growth Disorders
- Humans
- Male
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Neuropsychological Tests
