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acrofacial dysostosis Cincinnati type

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An acrofacial dysostosis characterized by a spectrum of mandibulofacial dysostosis phenotypes, such as cleft palate, micrognathia, malar flattening, microcephaly and, in some cases, extrafacial skeletal defects. It is that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mu

An acrofacial dysostosis characterized by a spectrum of mandibulofacial dysostosis phenotypes, such as cleft palate, micrognathia, malar flattening, microcephaly and, in some cases, extrafacial skeletal defects. It is that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the POLR1A gene on chromosome 2p11.

Signs and symptoms

  • Cavum septum pellucidum
  • Hearing impairment
  • Short nose
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Long palpebral fissure
  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Laryngomalacia
  • Nevus
  • Deeply set eye
  • Recurrent otitis media