ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Midface retraction
;
Hypertrichosis
;
Mental retardation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We describe a female infant with the Schinzel-Giedion syndrome. Features present in 11 patients include coarse face, midface retraction, urogenital anomalies, poor skull vault mineralisation and variable anomalies of the long bones. Outcome is poor and mental retardation is the rule among survivors. Prenatal diagnosis seems unreliable. Facial features change dramatically with age and diagnosis is likely to be easily missed beyond the neonatal period. No metabolic defect has been detected. Inheritance is probably autosomal recessive.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01955902
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