English Explanatory Dictionary

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and possible intermittent hyperventilation followed by apnea.

Word forms

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

Etymology

First described in 1978 by D. Pitt and I. Hopkins, in unrelated patients.

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