Aarskog Syndrome. A Case Report
Overview
General Surgery
Authors
Affiliations
A rare Aarskog syndrome is reported in a 12-year-old boy. The patient had a triad of characteristic symptoms consisting of short stature, genital anomaly, and unusual facies. Both jaws were hypoplastic with presence of crowded permanent teeth and over-retained deciduous teeth. Radiographic examination of teeth showed taurodontism, which has not been reported previously.
MLK3 regulates bone development downstream of the faciogenital dysplasia protein FGD1 in mice.
Zou W, Greenblatt M, Shim J, Kant S, Zhai B, Lotinun S J Clin Invest. 2011; 121(11):4383-92.
PMID: 21965325 PMC: 3204846. DOI: 10.1172/JCI59041.
Multiple impacted teeth: report of 3 cases.
Bayar G, Ortakoglu K, Sencimen M Eur J Dent. 2009; 2(1):73-8.
PMID: 19212513 PMC: 2633158.