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FG syndrome

Rare genetic disease

Summary

Rare genetic disease

Field	Value
name	FG syndrome
synonyms	Opitz–Kaveggia syndrome, FGS1
image	Kim_Peek,_diagnosed_with_Savant_syndrome.jpg
caption	Kim Peek (1951–2009), an American man with prodigious memory, was once believed to be autistic but a 2008 study proposed he had FG syndrome.
image_size	175px
alt	A black and white photo of a white man with an unusually large head, expressionless face and short hair looking to the right. He wears glasses and a white collared shirt with a dark sweater over it. He holds a closed book in both hands.
onset	Birth
duration	Lifelong
risks	Family history (genetics)
specialty	Medical genetics

FG syndrome (FGS) is a rare genetic syndrome caused by one or more recessive genes located on the X chromosome and causing physical anomalies and developmental delays. FG syndrome was named after the first letters of the surnames of the first patients noted with the disease. First reported by American geneticists John M. Opitz and Elisabeth G. Kaveggia in 1974, its major clinical features include intellectual disability, hyperactivity, hypotonia (low muscle tone), and a characteristic facial appearance including macrocephaly (an abnormally large head).

Presentation

FG syndrome's major clinical features include physical disability, usually mild; hyperactive behavior, often with a slow personality; severe constipation, with or without structural anomalies in the anus such as imperforate anus; macrocephaly; severe hypotonia; a characteristic facial appearance due to hypotonia, giving a droopy, "open-mouthed" expression, a thin upper lip, a full or pouting lower lip; and most or complete loss of the corpus callosum. About a third of reported cases of individuals with FG syndrome die in infancy, usually due to respiratory infection; premature death is rare after infancy.

Developmental effects

Associated with agenesis (absence) of the corpus callosum, intellectual disabilities are common among individuals with FG syndrome. Motor ability is also impaired as a result of FG syndrome, and it also affects the development of semen. During childhood, problems arise in the gastrointestinal and gastroesophageal systems of the body. The most common gastrointestinal problems include constipation from an imperforate anus and gastroesophageal reflux. Cardiopulmonary defects contribute to roughly 60% of premature deaths in infants with FG syndrome. Septal defects are the most common. After infancy, long-term survival has been recorded beyond the age of 50.

Genetics

Most mutations that cause FG syndrome can be found in the MED12 gene. However, mutations have also been found in FMR1, FLNA, UPF3B, CASK, MECP2 and ATRX genes. Mutations on these different genes lead to the different types of FG syndrome, all with similar characteristics. The FGS8 type mutation is the most common of the types, and is found in the MED12 gene.

Known types and affected genes include:

Type	OMIM	Gene	Locus
FGS1	{{OMIM	305450	none}}	MED12
FGS2	{{OMIM	300321	none}}	FLNA
FGS3	{{OMIM	300406	none}}	FGS3
FGS4	{{OMIM	300422	none}}	CASK
FGS5	{{OMIM	300581	none}}	FGS5

''MED12'' gene

The MED12 gene codes for the mediator complex subunit 12 protein. The mediator complex is composed of around 25 different proteins that all help with the regulation of gene activity. This mediator complex regulates gene expression by bridging interaction between RNA polymerase II and gene-specific regulating proteins such as transcription factors, repressor proteins, activator proteins, etc. Changes to this complex and the proteins associated can have a severe impact on the production of new proteins. The MED12 gene is also thought to be highly linked to neuron development as well as high usage in the cells signal transduction pathway. This explains the slowed intellectual development individuals with FG syndrome have.

Diagnosis

There is no established clinical diagnostic criteria for FG syndrome. A healthcare professional might consider the following clinical features in an individual as indicative for further evaluation:

Neurodevelopmental delays
A family history consistent with X-linked inheritance
Characteristic facial features
- Absolute or relative macrocephaly
- Dolichocephaly
- Frontal hair upsweep
- Very large forehead
- Downslanted palpebral fissures
- Far-apart eyes
- Missing part of the upper eyelids
- Small, simple ears (≤10th percentile)
- Open mouth
- Long wide face
Broad thumbs and halluces
Congenital anomaly (corpus callosum, anal, cardiac, skeletal)
Hypotonia, constipation, or feeding problems
Characteristic behavior (affable and eager to please)

Treatment

Treatment for FG Syndrome is individualized to each person. It generally involves a team of specialists to manage the symptoms.

History

The name of the syndrome comes from the initials of the surnames of two sisters, who had five sons with the syndrome. The first study of the syndrome, published in 1974, established that it was linked to inheritance of the X chromosome.

References

(2008). "The FG syndromes (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man 305450): perspective in 2008". Advances in Pediatrics.
"From Dark to Bright to Gray Sides of Memory: In Search of its Molecular Basis & Alzheimer's Disease".
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(1993). "MED12-Related Disorders". [[University of Washington]], Seattle.
"MED12 - Genetics Home Reference". U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Lyons, Michael J.. (1993). "MED12-Related Disorders". University of Washington, Seattle.
(1974). "Studies of malformation syndromes of man XXXIII: the ''FG'' syndrome. An X-linked recessive syndrome of multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation". Z Kinderheilkd.
(2008). "The FG syndromes (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man 305450): perspective in 2008". Adv Pediatr.

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