A new family with the Townes-Brocks syndrome
β Scribed by M-A. C. Simone de Vries-Van der Weerd; Patrick J. Willems; Han M. Mandema; Leo P. ten Kate
- Book ID
- 115089724
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9163
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The Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is comprised of a triad including characteristic anal, thumb, and ear anomalies. There are many other organ system abnormalities which may be present. However, the literature does not emphasize craniofacial findings except with reference to the typical ear configurat
However, these patients did not have ear anomalies, anal lesions, or deafness suggestive of TBS or PS. Because PS is thought to be heterogeneous, the occurrence of the two syndromes together may constitute a contiguous gene syndrome in this particular case.