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October 2, 2025Clinical Genetics

MINPP1‐Related Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia in Five New Patients: Identification of Three Novel Variants and Further Phenotype Delineation

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SGSherif F. Abdel GhafarAAAmr E. AhmedEMEman T. Mohammed

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Overview

Observational study identifies three novel minpp1 variants in patients with pontocerebellar hypoplasia, indicating distinct clinical features.

Key Points

  • Five new patients were identified with minpp1-related pontocerebellar hypoplasia, showing significant developmental delays.
  • Patients presented with symptoms including microcephaly, hypotonia, and intellectual disability, reinforcing known clinical patterns.
  • Exome sequencing revealed four unique minpp1 variants, emphasizing the rarity and significance of these variants in the disorder.
  • Brain MRI imaging demonstrated characteristic cerebellar and pontine hypoplasia, suggesting distinctive imaging markers for diagnosis.

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Ghafar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de79595b556a9128e1a20fhttps://doi.org/10.1111/cge.70085
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