Disease or Syndrome
Zellweger syndrome
Subclass of:
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn;
Multiple congenital anomalies;
Peroxisomal Disorders;
Kidney Diseases;
Liver diseases
Definitions related to zellweger syndrome:
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A rare group of autosomal recessive inherited disorders characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes in the tissues. Signs and symptoms include increased levels of iron and copper in the blood and tissues, hepatomegaly, facial abnormalities, mental retardation, seizures, and hypotonia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A rare peroxisome biogenesis disorder (the most severe variant of Peroxisome biogenesis disorder spectrum) characterized by neuronal migration defects in the brain, dysmorphic craniofacial features, profound hypotonia, neonatal seizures, and liver dysfunction.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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An autosomal recessive disorder due to defects in PEROXISOME biogenesis which involves more than 13 genes encoding peroxin proteins of the peroxisomal membrane and matrix. Zellweger syndrome is typically seen in the neonatal period with features such as dysmorphic skull; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS; visual compromise; SEIZURES; progressive degeneration of the KIDNEYS and the LIVER. Zellweger-like syndrome refers to phenotypes resembling the neonatal Zellweger syndrome but seen in children or adults with apparently intact peroxisome biogenesis.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(cerebrohepatorenal syndrome) Autosomal recessive peroxisomal disorder, also known as Zellweger syndrome, that typically presents in the neonatal period and is usually fatal; clinical features include hypotonia, dysmorphic skull and facial bones, visual compromise, multifocal seizures, hepatomegaly, biliary dysgenesis, and swallowing difficulties; pathologically, there are migration deficits of the neocortex and degeneration of white matter tracts; Zellweger-like syndrome refers to conditions that phenotypically resemble neonatal Zellweger syndrome, but occur in childhood or adulthood.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Zellweger syndrome is the most severe form of a spectrum of conditions called Zellweger spectrum. The signs and symptoms of Zellweger syndrome typically appear during the newborn period and may include poor muscle tone (hypotonia), poor feeding, seizures, hearing loss, vision loss, distinctive facial features, and skeletal abnormalities....National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Zellweger syndrome, congenital disorder characterized by complete absence or reduction in the number of peroxisomes in cells. In the mid-1960s Swiss American pediatrician Hans Zellweger described the familial disorder among siblings; the syndrome was later named for him in recognition of his...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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