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Gorlin's syndrome III
Associated persons:
Robert James Gorlin
Description:
A syndrome of multiple congenital anomalies, marked by dwarfism, dislocated lenses, staphyloma, glaucoma, mental retardation, depressed nasal bridge, cleft palate, platyspondyly, flared metaphyses, and huge flattened epiphyses widening at the distal ends of the proximal phalanges of the fingers.
Bibliography:
- R. J. Gorlin, et al:
Megaepiphyseal dwarfism.
Journal of Pediatrics, St. Louis, 1973, 83: 633-635.
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