Kisho is an information platform, not a medical provider. Nothing on this site constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations. All content is aggregated from publicly available sources (including ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, FDA.gov, and Orphanet) and is provided for informational purposes only. Clinical trial eligibility, treatment decisions, and any health-related actions should always be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional. Kisho does not endorse any specific therapy, organization, or clinical trial. Terms of use · Privacy policy
An extremely rare syndrome described in less than 20 families to date and characterized by total or partial alopecia associated with intellectual deficit. The syndrome can be associated with other anomalies such as seizures, sensorineural hearing loss, delayed psychomotor development, and/or hypertonia.
Features include very common findings: Microcephaly, Hearing loss (hearing impairment), Intellectual disability, and Low muscle tone (hypotonia) and others; and common findings: Photophobia, Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, Brachydactyly, and Split hand and others. 24 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Bones and joints | 3 | Sideways curvature of the spine (scoliosis), Delayed skeletal maturation, Abnormal skeletal morphology |
Biomarker and diagnostic research for alopecia - intellectual disability syndrome has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 9 very common features, 11 common features.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for alopecia - intellectual disability syndrome.
150 publications have been identified in PubMed for alopecia - intellectual disability syndrome. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (64%), Basic Science / Preclinical (13%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (9%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Research summaries | 96 | 64% |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Brain and nerves | 2 | Intellectual disability, Seizure |
Muscles | 2 | Low muscle tone (hypotonia), Flexion contracture |
Growth and development | 2 | Growth delay, Short stature |
Skin | 2 | Alopecia, Dry, scaly skin (ichthyosis) |
Head and neck | 1 | Microcephaly |
Ears | 1 | Hearing loss (hearing impairment) |
Hormones | 1 | Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism |
Arms and legs | 1 | Split hand |
Age of onset: newborn period.
Laboratory research
20 |
13% |
Disease patterns and progression | 13 | 9% |
Patient case studies | 11 | 7% |
Other research | 5 | 3% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 3 | 2% |
Clinical study results | 2 | 1% |
Amado C (2026). [PMID: 40975490](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40975490/). *Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Buel KL (2026). [PMID: 41569909](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41569909/). *FP Essent*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Lee S (2026). [PMID: 41206258](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41206258/). *Am J Geriatr Psychiatry*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Anderson EN (2026). [PMID: 41468891](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468891/). *Am J Hum Genet*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Papazachariou A (2026). [PMID: 41128447](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41128447/). *Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Chang S (2026). [PMID: 41553922](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41553922/). *Pacing Clin Electrophysiol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Ferri C (2026). [PMID: 41798958](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41798958/). *Front Immunol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Sahoo SS (2025). [PMID: 39475954](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39475954/). *Blood*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Pignataro G (2025). [PMID: 41010942](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41010942/). *Medicina (Kaunas)*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Shabshin G (2025). [PMID: 40261331](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40261331/). *Orthopadie (Heidelb)*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]