Infantile cerebellar retinal degeneration

Babies with this condition usually appear normal at birth, but start showing symptoms when they are just 6 months old, these symptoms are (but are not limited to): hypotonia, developmental delays, seizures, bobbing of the head, abnormal twitching and movement of the muscles, and loss of braincells from the cerebellum, retinal degeneration, involuntary rapid movement of the eyes, and strabismus.^[2][3][4][5]

This condition is caused by mutations in the ACO2 gene,^[6][7] located on chromosome 22q13.2, these mutations are inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion, meaning that if both parents carry one copy of the disease-causing mutation, there is a 25% (1 in 4) chance their children will develop the disease.^[8]

Normally, this gene produces a protein/enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the second step of the TCA cycle.^{[citation needed]}