Article
Superciliary upsweep or tented eyebrows. A distinct mendelian trait.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Aug 1997
Itin P H, Kirtschig G, Gilli L, Happle R
Abstract excerpt
Facial appearance is influenced by the anatomic relationship of the eyebrows and eyelids. Anatomic variants may characterize members of a pedigree and thus constitute a family mark. We studied three white families with circumscribed upward slanting eyebrows. In one pedigree the family mark was inherited over four generations, suggesting an autosomal dominant inheritance. In the other two families the eyebrow...
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