microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 2
Findings
No curated finding names microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 2 yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Any microcephaly and chorioretinopathy in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the PLK4 gene.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0014516), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive inheritance
HPO, annotations 2026-09-02
Features
17 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Intellectual disabilityHPOHP:0001249
- 7 of 7 reported patients
- MicrocephalyHPOHP:0000252
- 7 of 7 reported patients
- Short statureHPOHP:0004322
- 6 of 6 reported patients
- Absent speechHPOHP:0001344
- 4 of 7 reported patients
- Arachnoid cystHPOHP:0100702
- 2 of 7 reported patients
- CataractHPOHP:0000518
- 2 of 7 reported patients
- Cerebellar hypoplasiaHPOHP:0001321
Show the remaining 5
- Lumbar scoliosisHPOHP:0004626
- 1 of 7 reported patients
- Periventricular heterotopiaHPOHP:0007165
- 1 of 7 reported patients
- SeizureHPOHP:0001250
- 1 of 7 reported patients
- Talipes equinovarusHPOHP:0001762
- 1 of 7 reported patients
- Thoracic scoliosisHPOHP:0002943
- 1 of 7 reported patients
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- PLK4HGNC:11397
- Definitive · Illumina · Autosomal recessive · 2020
- Definitive · G2P · Autosomal recessive · 2015
- Strong · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Autosomal recessive · 2022
- Strong · PanelApp Australia · Autosomal recessive · 2025
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 2
- Also called
- microcephaly and chorioretinopathy caused by mutation in PLK4microcephaly and chorioretinopathy type 2microcephaly and chorioretinopathy, autosomal recessive, type 2PLK4 microcephaly and chorioretinopathy