Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an autosomal-dominant neural crest cell disorder phenotypically characterized by hearing impairment and disturbance of pigmentation. A presence of dystopia canthorum is indicative of WS type 1, caused by loss of function mutation in the PAX3 gene. In contrast, type 2 WS
Distal arthrogryposis type II D in three generations of a Brazilian family
โ Scribed by Pagnan, Nina Amalia Brancia ;Gollop, Thomaz Rafael ;Opitz, John M. ;Reynolds, James F.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 460 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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