Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome

Abstract excerpt

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by poikilodermatous skin changes that appear in infancy. The inheritance is autosomal recessive. Patients exhibit variable features including skeletal abnormalities, juvenile cataracts, and a higher-than-expected incidence of malignancy. This article describes aspects of the inheritance, the incidence of characteristic features, and the...

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