Craniosynostosis, Herrmann-Opitz type

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Craniosynostosis, Herrmann-Opitz type

Craniosynostosis Herrmann-Opitz type is a rare bone development disorder characterized by intellectual disability short stature turribrachycephaly facial dysmorphism (i.e. severe hypertelorism hypoplasia of supraorbital ridges abnormal ears and micrognathia) bony defects of the occiput and digital anomalies (incl. syndactyly oligodactyly and/or brachydactyly). Urethral atresia has also been reported. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1987.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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