Toriello-Carey syndrome comprises agenesis of the corpus callosum, telecanthus, short palpebral fissures, small nose with anteverted nares, Robin sequence, abnormally shaped ears, cardiac defect, and hypotonia. We describe two Japanese sisters with a Toriello-Carey syndrome whose phenotypes were as
Two sisters with Escobar syndrome
✍ Scribed by Spranger, Stephanie ;Spranger, Matthias ;Meinck, Hans-Michael ;Tariverdian, Gholamali
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 455 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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✦ Synopsis
We report on 2 sisters with an autosomalrecessive multiple pterygium syndrome, type Escobar, consisting of multiple pterygia with severe contractures, short stature, and minor facial and external genital anomalies. The striking finding was severe muscular atrophy. We speculate that a neuromuscular disorder is the underlying pathogenesis of Escobar syndrome.
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