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Dominantly inherited syndrome of microcephaly and congenital lymphedema
Author(s) -
Leung Alexander K. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1985.tb02047.x
Subject(s) - microcephaly , lymphedema , medicine , chinese family , genetics , pediatrics , gene , biology , cancer , breast cancer
A Chinese family is reported in which microcephaly and congenital lymphedema have been observed in at least 4 generations. This combination of symptoms can be presumed to represent a rare but well defined hereditary syndrome transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene.