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Auricles Anomalies in Patients With a TCF12 Gene Mutation.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Lacroix Guillaume, Karnoub Melodie-Anne, Vinchon Matthieu, Wolber Alexis, Martinot Véronique, Guerreschi Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Craniostenosis is a morphological anomaly affecting about 0.5 of 1000 births and one third of the cases are of genetic origin. Among the syndromes responsible for craniostenosis, there is the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome due to a mutation of the TWIST 1 gene located on chromosome 7. This polymalformative syndrome classically includes a particular morphology of the auricles. The penetrance is variable and results in a...
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