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Is webbing (pterygia) a constant feature in patients with Escobar syndrome?
Orthopaedic surgery - 1 Nov 2013
Al Kaissi Ali, Kenis Vladimir, Laptiev Sergey, Ghachem Maher Ben, Klaushofer Klaus, Ganger Rudolf, Grill Franz
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We describe two unrelated patients aged 9 and 12 years. The first patient presented with multiple congenital contractures not associated with webbing (pterygia). Interestingly, his genetic testing showed the typical genotypic criteria of Escobar syndrome (CHRNG heterozygous mutation). The characteristics of the second child were compatible with the phenotypic and genotypic criteria for Escobar syndrome. Both...
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