Autosomal Dominant Congenital Macroglossia: Further Delineation of the Syndrome

Overview

Journal Genet Couns

Specialties Genetics
Medical Ethics

Date 1994 Jan 1

PMID 7917123

Citations 4

Authors

M C Reynoso

A Hernandez

A Sarralde

M C Abreu

Z Nazara

R Fragoso

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Abstract

We describe seven patients from two Mexican families with congenital macroglossia. Comparative analysis of these cases and the patients previously described in literature, allows to confirm the notion that this isolated primary macroglossia is a distinct dominant condition.

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