FG+Syndrome

FG Syndrome is a genetic disease that occurs mostly in males. It affects intelligance and behavior. The people affected tend to be hyperactive and they have a short attention span. their verbal communication and language skills are weaker than anyone else. some physical features of FG syndrome are:


 * Broad thumbs
 * Large toes
 * Abnormalties of the tissue connecting the left and right halves of the brain


 * hearing loss
 * vision problems
 * genital abnormalities (cryporchidism)
 * respiratory problems
 * congenital heart defects uncommon but include hypoplastic left heart, small VSD; VSD and mitral and aortic valve defect (Opitz, 1988)
 * agenesis of the corpus collosum
 * anteriorly positioned or imperforate anus
 * kidney problems
 * large head
 * broad thumbs and toes
 * characteristic fingerprint patterns
 * webbed fingers and toes
 * skeletal defects (occasionally including craniosynostosis and scoliosis)
 * sacral pit
 * tethered cord and Chiari I malformations
 * wide set eyes
 * broad nasal bridge
 * low set simple ears that are small, rounded, and protruding
 * thin upper lip and fuller lower lip

5 regions of the X chromosome are linked to FG Syndrome in the affected families. The genes are associated with this disease. In females whos chromosomes are XX could possibly have a mutation in their chromosomes because of the disease and the genes. The affected people have low muscle tone and and brain abnormalties.