Severe hypertelorism, midface prominence, prominent/simple ears, severe myopia, borderline intelligence, and bone fragility in two brothers: New syndrome?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Hamamy, Hanan A ^a   Teebi, Ahmad S ^b   Oudjhane, Kamaldine ^c   Shegem, N N ^a   Ajlouni, K M ^a  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arab; Craniofrontonasal syndrome; MCA; Teebi hypertelorism

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BONE FRAGILITY; BRACHYCEPHALY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FACE MALFORMATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTELORISM; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MYOPIA; OSTEOPENIA; PALPEBRAL FISSURE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMINENT EAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; TELOMERE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; EAR, EXTERNAL; FACE; HUMANS; HYPERTELORISM; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MYOPIA; PEDIGREE; SIBLINGS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33846781630     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31594     Document Type: Article

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