Microcephalic Primordial Dwarfism-Insulin Resistance Syndrome

A rare genetic disease characterized by severe pre- and postnatal growth failure with short stature and microcephaly, facial dysmorphism (including a small jaw and prominent midface), severe insulin resistance, fatty liver, and hypertriglyceridemia developing in childhood, and primary gonadal failure. Mild global learning difficulties and acanthosis nigricans have also been reported.