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Features include always present findings: Low muscle tone (hypotonia), Anxiety, Intellectual disability, and Global developmental delay and others; and common findings: Long philtrum, Strabismus, Short nose, and Aggressive behavior and others. 37 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Brain and nerves | 4 | Aggressive behavior, Anxiety, Intellectual disability |
PHIP function has not been fully characterized.
PHIP-related behavioral problems-intellectual disability-obesity-dysmorphic features syndrome is caused by mutations in the PHIP gene on chromosome 6.
Genetic testing for PHIP is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for PHIP-related behavioral problems-intellectual disability-obesity-dysmorphic features syndrome has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 5 always present features, 15 common features.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for PHIP-related behavioral problems-intellectual disability-obesity-dysmorphic features syndrome.
35 publications have been identified in PubMed for PHIP-related behavioral problems-intellectual disability-obesity-dysmorphic features syndrome. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (47%), Review / Meta-Analysis (19%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (19%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 15 |
Data assembled from 7 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC
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Common questions about PHIP-related behavioral problems-intellectual disability-obesity-dysmorphic features syndrome
Head and neck |
3 |
Laryngeal cleft, High palate, Round face |
Eyes | 2 | Strabismus, Nystagmus |
Arms and legs | 2 | Tapered finger, Clinodactyly of the 5th finger |
Muscles | 1 | Low muscle tone (hypotonia) |
Bones and joints | 1 | Joint hypermobility |
Digestive system | 1 | Feeding difficulties |
Research summaries | 6 | 19% |
Laboratory research | 6 | 19% |
Disease patterns and progression | 4 | 13% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 1 | 3% |
Vlami K (2026). [PMID: 41751879](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41751879/). *Int J Mol Sci*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Sako I (2026). [PMID: 41980792](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41980792/). *BMJ Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Dutta D (2026). [PMID: 41741118](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41741118/). *BMJ Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Loid P (2026). [PMID: 39437749](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39437749/). *Horm Res Paediatr*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Neto MI (2026). [PMID: 41631087](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41631087/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Dukuze N (2026). [PMID: 42074547](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42074547/). *Genes (Basel)*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Zhang K (2026). [PMID: 41591480](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41591480/). *Acta Diabetol*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Facchini A (2026). [PMID: 41499647](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41499647/). *Clin Genet*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Kayhan G (2026). [PMID: 41751633](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41751633/). *Genes (Basel)*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Au CWM (2025). [PMID: 40468528](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40468528/). *Hong Kong Med J*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]