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==See also==
==See also==
[[Crigler Najjar syndrome]]
[[Crigler Najjar syndrome]]
<ref>https://karmel.miraheze.org/wiki/Archivo:GeneticCharacterization.pdf</ref>
==Links==
==Links==
[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12913/polyhydramnios-megalencephaly-and-symptomatic-epilepsy-syndrome Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy syndrome]
[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12913/polyhydramnios-megalencephaly-and-symptomatic-epilepsy-syndrome Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy syndrome]

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Pretzel syndrome or PMSE is a rare disorder characterized by skeletal deformity, malformation of the brain (with accompanying seizures), electrolyte imbalances, and variable malformations of the heart and other organs [1]

Due to the peculiar positioning of the legs due to the muscular hypotonia in combination with connective tissue problems, children with mutations in the STRADA/LYK5 gene can twist themselves into a pretzel-like configuration.[2]


Treatment

[3] [4]

See also

Crigler Najjar syndrome [5]

Links

Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy syndrome Q17143464 at Wikidata  Interwiki via Wikidata