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Novel CRLF1 gene mutation in a newborn infant diagnosed with Crisponi syndrome.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Dec 2012
Hakan Nilay, Eminoglu Fatma Tuba, Aydin Mustafa, Zenciroglu Aysegul, Karadag Nazmiye Nilgun, Dursun Arzu, Okumus Nurullah, Ceylaner Serdar
Abstract excerpt
Crisponi syndrome is an infrequently described disorder with autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by extensive muscular contractions in the face after even minimal stimuli or crying, hypertonia, opisthotonus, camptodactyly, and typical facial features. Muscle contractions attenuate during rest or when the infant calms down. As a recently described new disease, Crisponi syndrome may be confused with...
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