Progressive and symmetric supraorbital hyperostosis with bony and soft tissue overgrowth in an Ethiopian female: A newly recognized overgrowth syndrome?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-547

  Adam, Margaret P ^a   Kobori, Joyce A ^b   Cusmano Ozog, Kristina ^c   Chen, Kelly M ^c   Hoyme, H Eugene ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal skull; Bony overgrowth; Cervial spine stenosis; Fatty neck mass; Frontal bone protrusion; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OVERGROWTH SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SYNDROME; SYNDROME DELINEATION; BONE; FACIAL BONE; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BONE AND BONES; ETHIOPIA; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS; INFANT; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 43049122829     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32166     Document Type: Article

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