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Pepper's syndrome
Also known as:
Cervenka’s syndrome
Cohen's syndrome
Associated persons:
Jaroslav Cervenka
M. Michael Cohen, Jr
William Pepper
Description:
An inherited disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies, skeletal abnormalities, obesity, mental retardation, and myotonia; without short stature or hypogonadism. Onset from birth. Etiology unknown. This syndrome presents characteristics in common with Prader-Willi and Laurence-Moon. Possibly autosomal recessive inheritance with variable expressivity. Over 100 patients had been reported by 1995.
Bibliography:
- W. Pepper:
A study of congenital sarcoma of the liver and suprarenal, with report of a case.
American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Thorofare, N.J., 1901, 121: 287-299.
- M. M. Cohen:
A new syndrome with hypotonia, obesity, mental deficiency, and facial, oral, ocular, and limb anomalies.
Journal of Pediatrics, St. Louis, 1973, 83: 280-284.
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