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Harold E. Cross
American human geneticist, born 1937.
Associated eponyms:
Cross' syndrome
Disorder characterized by gingival fibromatosis, a reduction of pigment in the skin and eyes, microphthalmia, nystagmus, cloudy corneas, writhing movements of the arms and legs, a highly pitched cry, gingival fibromatosis and severe mental retardation.
McKusick-Cross syndrome
Syndrome present from birth characterised by failure to thrive, repeated infections, diarrhoea, growth deficiency, short limbs, and small thorax.
Troyer syndrome
A very rare disorder with onset in childhood, marked by dysarthria and muscle wasting, mainly involving the thenar, hypothenar, and dorsal interosseous muscles; followed by spasticity and contractures of the lower limbs.
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