Article
[Lip pits and Van der Woude syndrome. Description of a new familial case].
La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Rizzo A, Lerone M, Martucciello G, Perez Aytes A, Calcagno E, Romeo G
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe the case of a family in which two siblings affected by cleft palate and cheiloschisis were diagnosed as suffering from van der Woude's syndrome (VWS). The diagnosis was largely determined by the finding of mucous cysts (lip-pits) on the lower lip of the two patients and their mother. Classification as VWS enabled genetic counseling as to the risk of recurrence to be modified from...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Cysts
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Lip Diseases
- Male
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Radiography, Panoramic