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. 2022 Sep 20;23(19):11005. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911005

Table 1.

Other obesity-related disorders with reported clinical and genetic findings.

Syndrome Gene Mode of Inheritance Clinical Features Reference
Borjeson–Forssman–Lehmann syndrome PHF6 X-linked Developmental delay
Obesity
Seizure
Skeletal anomalies
Large ears
Hypogonadism Gynecomastia
Distinctive facial features
[37]
Carpenter syndrome RAB23 Autosomal recessive Peculiar facies
Brachydactyly of the hands
Syndactyly
Preaxial polydactyly
Congenital heart defects
Intellectual disability
Hypogenitalism
Obesity
[38]
Cornelia de Lange syndrome NIPBL-CdLS,
RAD21-CdLS, SMC3-CdLS, BRD4-CdLS, HDAC8-CdLS,
SMC1A-CdLS
Autosomal dominant
X-linked
Microcephaly
Synophrys
Short nasal bridge
Long and/or smooth philtrum
Highly arched palate with or without cleft palate
Behavioral problems
Micrognathia
Hearing loss
Tendency to overweight
[39]
CHOPS syndrome AFF4 Autosomal dominant Cognitive impairment
Coarse facies
Heart defects
Obesity
Short stature, and Skeletal dysplasia.
[40]
Chudley-Lowry syndrome ATRX X-linked Intellectual disability
Short stature
Macrosomia
Obesity
Hypogonadism
Distinctive facial features
[41]
Coffin–Lowry syndrome RPS6KA3 X-linked Severe intellectual disability
Kyphoscoliosis, Behavioral problems, Progressive spasticity, Paraplegia,
Sleep apnea
Stroke
[42]
Kleefstra syndrome EHMT1 9q34.3 deletion Autosomal dominant Intellectual disability
Obesity
Hypotonia
Congenital heart defects
Genitourinary anomalies
Seizures
Distinctive facial features
[43]
Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome CREBBP, EP300 Autosomal dominant Distinctive facial features, Broad thumbs and halluces
Short stature
Intellectual disability
Obesity in childhood or adolescence
[44]
Temple syndrome Aberrations at the 14q32.2 imprinted region Maternal disomy 14 Feeding difficulties
Hypotonia
Motor developmental delay
Childhood-onset central obesity
Mild facial dysmorphism
[45]