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GAPO syndrome: first Egyptian case with ultrastructural changes in the gingiva
Author(s) -
Meguid Nagwa A.,
Afifi Hanan H.,
Ramzy Magda I.,
Hindawy Amina,
Temtamy Samia A.
Publication year - 1997
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.1399-0004.1997.tb02527.x
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , medicine , biology , anatomy
We report on a 3‐year‐old boy with growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic atrophy. This is the 18th known and the first Egyptian case of GAPO syndrome. Electron microscopic examination of gingival biopsy showed excessive collagen fibres and endothelial vacuolisation, suggesting involvement of extracellular pathological collagenosis.