The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) provides the following list of features that have been reported in people with this condition. Much of the information in the HPO comes from Orphanet, a European rare disease database. If available, the list includes a rough estimate of how common a feature is (its frequency). Frequencies are based on a specific study and may not be representative of all studies. You can use the MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary for definitions of the terms below.
| Signs and Symptoms | Approximate number of patients (when available) |
| Infantile spasms | Obligate (present in 100% of cases) |
| Generalized |
Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Hypsarrhythmia | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Long philtrum | Frequent (present in 30%-79% of cases) |
| Abnormal facial shape | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Abnormal pyramidal signs | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Abnormality of lateral ventricle | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Adducted thumb | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Anteverted nares | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
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| Clumsiness | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Cognitive impairment | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Decreased body weight | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Delayed speech and language development | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Flexion |
Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Global brain atrophy | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
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| Hypertelorism | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
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| Poor eye contact | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Poor head control | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Short chin | Occasional (present in 5%-29% of cases) |
| Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function | - |
| Hepatomegaly | - |
| Horizontal nystagmus | - |
| Infantile onset | - |
| - | |
| Muscular hypotonia | - |
| Optic atrophy | - |
| Recurrent infections | - |
| - | |
| Type I transferrin isoform profile | - |
| - |
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The following diseases are related to ALG13-CDG. If you have a question about any of these diseases, you can contact GARD.
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