Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Definition
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a developmental disorder characterized by typical craniofacial features, prenatal and postnatal growth impairment, intellectual disability, severe delayed psychomotor development, seizures, and hypotonia.
Also known as 4p deletion syndrome, 4p- syndrome, chromosome 4p16.3 deletion syndrome, distal deletion 4p, distal monosomy 4p, Pitt syndrome, Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome, telomeric deletion 4p, Wittwer syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, Isolated cases — per MONDO