Long first metacarpal in monozygotic twins with probable Baller-Gerold syndrome
We report on a pair of monozygotic twins with probable Baller‐Gerold syndrome (BGS). Twin A had severe coronal craniosynostosis. Twin B had right radioulnar and ipsilateral first metacarpal hypoplasia. Both had bilateral fifth finger clinodactyly. Assuming that the twins were truly monozygotic, a si...
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| Vydáno v: | American journal of medical genetics Ročník 80; číslo 4; s. 303 - 308 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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New York
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
04.12.1998
Wiley-Liss |
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| ISSN: | 0148-7299, 1096-8628 |
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| Shrnutí: | We report on a pair of monozygotic twins with probable Baller‐Gerold syndrome (BGS). Twin A had severe coronal craniosynostosis. Twin B had right radioulnar and ipsilateral first metacarpal hypoplasia. Both had bilateral fifth finger clinodactyly. Assuming that the twins were truly monozygotic, a single genetic disorder (i.e., BGS) could explain the variable expression. Together the twins have the typical anomalies of BGS. The diagnosis was supported by the metacarpophalangeal profile (MPP) which confirmed hypoplasia of the first right metacarpal in Twin A and bilateral fifth finger brachymesophalangy in both twins. Furthermore, the MPP showed an unexpected abnormal lengthening of the first metacarpal (unilateral in Twin A and bilateral in Twin B), a previously undetected radial ray defect in BGS. These findings suggest the possibility that the MPP may assist recognition of mild cases of BGS such as those with apparently isolated craniosynostosis or isolated upper limbs defects. Am. J. Med. Genet. 80:303–308, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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| Bibliografie: | ark:/67375/WNG-0NQ3D8K4-1 istex:5090A3CBA10F5FF605B1D8B1D75212CFE141B4C6 ArticleID:AJMG1 ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Review-5 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
| ISSN: | 0148-7299 1096-8628 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19981204)80:4<303::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-S |