Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome in apparently monozygotic twins

Am J Med Genet. 1998 Sep 23;79(3):205-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980923)79:3<205::aid-ajmg11>3.0.co;2-l.

Abstract

We report on two boys, monozygotic twins born to normal and nonconsanguineous parents, presenting with an unusual facial appearance, cortical atrophy, dolichocephaly, short stature, cleft palate, micrognathia, prominent upper central incisors, bilateral Sidney line, minor foot deformities, unstableness in walking, early hypotonia, hyperreflexia, hyperactivity, psychomotor retardation, and severe delay in language development. These manifestations resemble those previously described in the Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child Behavior Disorders / genetics
  • Child Behavior Disorders / pathology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Developmental Disabilities / genetics
  • Developmental Disabilities / pathology
  • Diseases in Twins / genetics*
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Intellectual Disability / pathology*
  • Male
  • Speech Disorders / genetics
  • Speech Disorders / pathology*
  • Syndrome
  • Twins, Monozygotic / genetics*
  • X Chromosome / genetics*