EXOSC3

Clinical Characteristics

Main Clinical Features
●    Hypotonia: Decreased muscle tone, typically present at birth but may be noticed later
●    Spasticity: Increased muscle stiffness
●    Dystonia: Sustained or intermittent involuntary muscle contractions causing abnormal postures or movements
●    Developmental Delay/Intellectual Disability: Not meeting developmental milestones and lower than average cognitive functioning

Less common
●    Respiratory/Swallowing Insufficiency: Impaired pulmonary function and dysphagia, increasing risk of aspiration and respiratory complications
●    Oculomotor Dysfunction: Abnormalities in eye movement control, such as impaired tracking and saccades
●    Seizures: Episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain presenting as convulsions, staring spells, or other neurological events