Common Indicators Of McLeod Syndrome

McLeod syndrome is a genetic disorder that can affect an individual's brain, muscles, blood, peripheral nerves, and heart. It is an X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations in the XK gene, which result in an abnormal or absent production of the XK protein. This disorder is only symptomatic in males because it is a recessive mutation in the X chromosome. While a female with one of their two X chromosomes containing the mutation will be a carrier of the disorder, a male's single X chromosome containing the mutation will cause them to have McLeod syndrome.