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trichodontoosseous syndrome

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A syndrome characterized by curly kinky hair at birth, enamel hypoplasia, taurodontism, thickening of cortical bones and variable expression of craniofacial morphology that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the DLX3 gene on chromosome 17q21.33.

Signs and symptoms

  • Abnormal hair morphology
  • Abnormal mastoid morphology
  • Fragile nails
  • Increased bone mineral density
  • Microdontia
  • Taurodontia
  • Dolichocephaly
  • Frontal bossing
  • Widely spaced teeth

Also known as: TDO syndrome; tricho-dento-osseous syndrome