Creatine transporter deficiency
- Synonyms
- CEREBRAL CREATINE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 1; CREATINE TRANSPORTER DEFECT; Creatine deficiency, X-linked; Mental retardation , X-linked with seizures, short stature and midface hypoplasia; Mental retardation , X-linked, with creatine transport deficiency; SLC6A8-Related Creatine Transporter Deficiency; X-linked creatine deficiency syndrome; X-linked creatine transporter deficiency
- Modes of inheritance
- X-linked recessive inheritance (Orphanet)
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
Summary
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- Genetically Related (Allelic) Disorders
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- Management
- Genetic Counseling
- Resources
- Molecular Genetics
- Chapter Notes
- References
- Authors:
- Saadet Mercimek-Andrews
- Gajja S Salomons
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Available tests
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Clinical tests (91 available)
Biochemical Genetics Tests
Clinical features
Help- Abnormality of head or neck
- Broad forehead
Broad forehead
- MedGen UID: 338610
- Concept ID: C1849089
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of head or neck
- Long face
Long face
- MedGen UID: 324419
- Concept ID: C1836047
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of head or neck
- Mandibular prognathia
Mandibular prognathia
- MedGen UID: 98316
- Concept ID: C0399526
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of head or neck
- Midface retrusion
Midface retrusion
- MedGen UID: 339938
- Concept ID: C1853242
- Finding: Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormality of head or neck
- Myopathic facies
Myopathic facies
- MedGen UID: 90695
- Concept ID: C0332615
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of head or neck
- Narrow face
Narrow face
- MedGen UID: 373334
- Concept ID: C1837463
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of head or neck
- Broad forehead
- Abnormality of limbs
- Pes cavus
Pes cavus
- MedGen UID: 675590
- Concept ID: C0728829
- Finding: Congenital Abnormality
Abnormality of limbs
- Pes cavus
- Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Elevated circulating creatine concentration
Elevated circulating creatine concentration
- MedGen UID: 1815053
- Concept ID: C5706147
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Elevated circulating creatine concentration
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Prolonged QT interval
Prolonged QT interval
- MedGen UID: 57494
- Concept ID: C0151878
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Prolonged QT interval
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Constipation
Constipation
- MedGen UID: 1101
- Concept ID: C0009806
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the digestive system
- Feeding difficulties in infancy
Feeding difficulties in infancy
- MedGen UID: 436211
- Concept ID: C2674608
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the digestive system
- Ileus
Ileus
- MedGen UID: 219874
- Concept ID: C1258215
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the digestive system
- Vomiting
Vomiting
- MedGen UID: 12124
- Concept ID: C0042963
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the digestive system
- Constipation
- Abnormality of the eye
- Exotropia
Exotropia
- MedGen UID: 4613
- Concept ID: C0015310
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the eye
- Hypermetropia
Hypermetropia
- MedGen UID: 43780
- Concept ID: C0020490
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the eye
- Ptosis
Ptosis
- MedGen UID: 2287
- Concept ID: C0005745
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the eye
- Exotropia
- Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Elevated urinary creatine/creatinine ratio
Elevated urinary creatine/creatinine ratio
- MedGen UID: 1054304
- Concept ID: CN376636
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Elevated urinary creatine/creatinine ratio
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Axial hypotonia
Axial hypotonia
- MedGen UID: 342959
- Concept ID: C1853743
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Hypertonia
Hypertonia
- MedGen UID: 10132
- Concept ID: C0026826
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Hypotonia
Hypotonia
- MedGen UID: 10133
- Concept ID: C0026827
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Joint hypermobility
Joint hypermobility
- MedGen UID: 336793
- Concept ID: C1844820
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Malar flattening
Malar flattening
- MedGen UID: 347616
- Concept ID: C1858085
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Microcephaly
Microcephaly
- MedGen UID: 1644158
- Concept ID: C4551563
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Neonatal hypotonia
Neonatal hypotonia
- MedGen UID: 412209
- Concept ID: C2267233
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Axial hypotonia
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Aganglionic megacolon
Aganglionic megacolon
- MedGen UID: 5559
- Concept ID: C0019569
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Aggressive behavior
Aggressive behavior
- MedGen UID: 1375
- Concept ID: C0001807
- Finding: Individual Behavior
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- MedGen UID: 220387
- Concept ID: C1263846
- Finding: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Broad-based gait
Broad-based gait
- MedGen UID: 167799
- Concept ID: C0856863
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Delayed myelination
Delayed myelination
- MedGen UID: 224820
- Concept ID: C1277241
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Delayed speech and language development
Delayed speech and language development
- MedGen UID: 105318
- Concept ID: C0454644
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Dystonic disorder
Dystonic disorder
- MedGen UID: 3940
- Concept ID: C0013421
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Gait disturbance
Gait disturbance
- MedGen UID: 107895
- Concept ID: C0575081
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Global developmental delay
Global developmental delay
- MedGen UID: 107838
- Concept ID: C0557874
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
- MedGen UID: 138005
- Concept ID: C0344482
- Finding: Congenital Abnormality
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Intellectual disability
Intellectual disability
- MedGen UID: 811461
- Concept ID: C3714756
- Finding: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Motor delay
Motor delay
- MedGen UID: 381392
- Concept ID: C1854301
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Motor stereotypies
Motor stereotypies
- MedGen UID: 21318
- Concept ID: C0038271
- Finding: Individual Behavior
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Poor hand-eye coordination
Poor hand-eye coordination
- MedGen UID: 375756
- Concept ID: C1845864
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Reduced brain creatine level by MRS
Reduced brain creatine level by MRS
- MedGen UID: 1369880
- Concept ID: C4476570
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Reduced social reciprocity
Reduced social reciprocity
- MedGen UID: 868342
- Concept ID: C4022736
- Finding: Finding
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Seizure
Seizure
- MedGen UID: 20693
- Concept ID: C0036572
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Spasticity
Spasticity
- MedGen UID: 7753
- Concept ID: C0026838
- Finding: Sign or Symptom
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Speech apraxia
Speech apraxia
- MedGen UID: 78112
- Concept ID: C0264611
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Aganglionic megacolon
- Ear malformation
- Underfolded superior helices
Underfolded superior helices
- MedGen UID: 870218
- Concept ID: C4024655
- Finding: Anatomical Abnormality
Ear malformation
- Underfolded superior helices
- Growth abnormality
- Failure to thrive
Failure to thrive
- MedGen UID: 746019
- Concept ID: C2315100
- Finding: Disease or Syndrome
Growth abnormality
- Short stature
Short stature
- MedGen UID: 87607
- Concept ID: C0349588
- Finding: Finding
Growth abnormality
- Tall stature
Tall stature
- MedGen UID: 69137
- Concept ID: C0241240
- Finding: Finding
Growth abnormality
- Failure to thrive
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