Journal article
Frontorhiny, a distinctive presentation of frontonasal dysplasia caused by recessive mutations in the ALX3 homeobox gene.
- Abstract:
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We describe a recessively inherited frontonasal malformation characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, with hypertelorism, wide nasal bridge, short nasal ridge, bifid nasal tip, broad columella, widely separated slit-like nares, long philtrum with prominent bilateral swellings, and midline notch in the upper lip and alveolus. Additional recurrent features present in a minority of individuals have been upper eyelid ptosis and midline dermoid cysts of craniofacial structures. Assuming r...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- American journal of human genetics
- Volume:
- 84
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 698-705
- Publication date:
- 2009-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1537-6605
- ISSN:
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0002-9297
- Source identifiers:
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119916
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:119916
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- pubs:119916
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2009
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