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Frontorhiny, a distinctive presentation of frontonasal dysplasia caused by recessive mutations in the ALX3 homeobox gene.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2009
Twigg Stephen R F, Versnel Sarah L, Nürnberg Gudrun, Lees Melissa M, Bhat Meenakshi, Hammond Peter, Hennekam Raoul C M, Hoogeboom A Jeannette M, Hurst Jane A, Johnson David, Robinson Alexis A, Scambler Peter J, Gerrelli Dianne, Nürnberg Peter, Mathijssen Irene M J, Wilkie Andrew O M
Abstract excerpt
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...
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