Penta X Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality in which a female has five X chromosomes instead of the normal two.
The condition is due to problems during the formation of the reproductive cells in a person’s parents. Risk factors include older parents at the time of conception. Diagnosis is suspected based on symptoms and confirmed by chromosomal analysis.
Signs and Symptoms
Signs may include;
- Intellectual disability
- Short height
- Low-set ears
- Decreased muscle tone
- Developmental delay
- Widely spaced eyes with upward slanting palpebral fissures and epicanthal folds
- Short neck
- Broad nose and depressed nasal bridge
- Heart defects
Treatments
- Surgical correction of certain craniofacial, musculoskeletal, or other malformations
- Those with congenital heart defects, treatment with certain medications, surgical intervention, and/or other measures may be necessary
- Special education, physical therapy, and/or other medical, social, and/or vocational services
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