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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child with the CHIME neuroectodermal dysplasia syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 3 Oct 1997
Schnur R E, Greenbaum B H, Heymann W R, Christensen K, Buck A S, Reid C S
Abstract excerpt
The "CHIME" syndrome (MIM#280000) is a rare neuroectodermal disorder comprised of Colobomas of the eye, Heart defects, Ichthyosiform dermatosis, Mental retardation, and Ear defects. We report on the sixth child with this syndrome and the first of these to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 4 1/2 years. Her major problems included a migratory ichthyosiform dermatosis, multiple skin infections and...
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