We report on four Brazilian patients with, among other signs, cleft lip and palate, dental anomalies, ectropion of the lower eyelids, euryblepharon, and lagophthalmia. Two were sporadic cases and two were familial cases, a mother and her equally affected son. Recently, the reports with different com
Acheiropodia: Report on four new Brazilian patients
β Scribed by Fett-Conte, A. C. ;Richieri-Costa, A.
- Book ID
- 101441249
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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