Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

noun

A rare genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and possible intermittent hyperventilation followed by apnea.

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Meanings

nounPitt-Hopkins syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and possible intermittent hyperventilation followed by apnea.

Origin

First described in 1978 by D. Pitt and I. Hopkins, in unrelated patients.

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