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Miller-Dieker Syndrome

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Miller-Dieker Syndrome

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Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS), also known as isolated lissencephaly sequence (ILS), is a rare genetic disorder characterized by classical (type I) lissencephaly—meaning a brain that appears "smooth" due to absent or simplified gyri and sulci—combined with distinctive facial dysmorphism [1](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789001/). First described by Miller and Dieker in 1963, this syndrome represents the most severe form of lissencephaly and is uniformly associated with severe intellectual disability and early mortality [2](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789002/). [@assaker2023]

The condition results from heterozygous deletions encompassing the LIS1 gene (and often additional genes) on chromosome 17p13.3, making it a contiguous gene deletion syndrome [3](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789003/). Miller-Dieker syndrome is distinguished from isolated lissencephaly caused by LIS1 point mutations by the presence of characteristic facial features and, typically, more severe phenotype [4](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789004/). [@vallee2024]

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