Important
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Synonyms
- MWS
Condition Subdivisions
- None
General Conversation
Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MWS) is a rare genetic disorder that could appear at birth or later in childhood. MWS is defined by intellectual disability, distinctive facial functions and seizures. Various other congenital irregularities take place in some individuals as well as could consist of an intestinal disease called Hirschsprung disease (40-50 % of individuals) in which a narrowing of a portion of the colon is present, heart (cardiac) problems, kidney (renal) problems, male genital irregularities and brief stature. Some impacted people could not be acknowledged till childhood or their adult years, particularly when Hirschsprung condition (HSCR) is absent. MWS is caused by an abnormality in the ZEB2 gene that is usually the outcome of a brand-new genetic adjustment (anomaly) in the influenced individual.