Another case of microcephaly, facial clefting, and preaxial polydactyly

S L Marles; A E Chudley

doi:10.1136/jmg.27.9.593

Another case of microcephaly, facial clefting, and preaxial polydactyly

J Med Genet. 1990 Sep;27(9):593-4. doi: 10.1136/jmg.27.9.593.

Authors

S L Marles¹, A E Chudley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Abstract

We describe a nine month old boy with failure to thrive, developmental delay, bilateral cleft lip and palate, and left preaxial polydactyly. The features are similar to those in a child described by Howard and Young and may be the second case of a previously unknown syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
Abnormalities, Multiple / physiopathology*
Atrophy
Brain / abnormalities
Cleft Lip / complications
Cleft Lip / genetics
Cleft Palate / complications
Cleft Palate / genetics
Hand Deformities / complications
Hand Deformities / genetics
Humans
Infant
Karyotyping
Male
Microcephaly / complications
Microcephaly / genetics
Syndrome