Polysyndactyly and asymptomatic hypothalamic hamartoma in mother and son: a variant of Pallister-Hall syndrome |
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| Authors: | M. Lö w,J. R. Moringlane,J. Reif,D. Barbier,G. Beige,H. Kolles,C. Kujat,K. D. Zang,W. Henn |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Human Genetics;Neurosurgical Clinic, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar;Neunkirchen/Saar;Institute of Neuropathology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany;Institute of Neuroradiology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We report on a 53-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son who both presented with polysyndactyly, without other external malformations or mental retardation. MRI imaging revealed, as an incidental finding, asymptomatic hypothalamic hamartomas in both patients. The siblings of both mother and son are unaffected. This family may represent an autosomal dominant variant of Pallister-Hall syndrome. |
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| Keywords: | autosomal dominant inheritance hamartoma Pallister-Hall syndrome polysyndactyly |
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