SMITH-FINEMAN-MYERS SYNDROME IN 2 BROTHERS

被引:15
作者
ADES, LC [1 ]
KERR, B [1 ]
TURNER, G [1 ]
WISE, G [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCE WALES CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,RANDWICK,NSW 2031,AUSTRALIA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS | 1991年 / 40卷 / 04期
关键词
X-LINKED INHERITANCE; DISTINCTIVE FACIAL APPEARANCE; SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION;
D O I
10.1002/ajmg.1320400419
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We report on 2 brothers with a distinctive facial appearance, severe mental retardation, short stature, cryptorchidism, asplenia in one, dramatic failure to thrive, early hypotonia, and later hypertonia all suggestive of the Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome. All 5 of the reported cases have been males, suggesting X-linked inheritance.
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页码:467 / 470
页数:4
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