## To the Editor: The Opitz or BBBG syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by facial anomalies and multiple congenital abnormalities. Recent evidence would suggest that the Opitz and BBB syndromes form a spectrum of the same condition Verloes et al., 19891 and it has been sugges
Erroneous diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome in a patient with ring chromosome 6
✍ Scribed by C. Römke; K. Heyne; J. Stewens
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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