Alopecia, mental retardation, epilepsy and microcephaly in two cousins.
We report two cousins, born to consanguineous parents, with an alopecia-mental retardation syndrome and the additional features of microcephaly and epilepsy. Similar reported cases are reviewed and genetic heterogeneity is suggested.
Pridmore
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Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Baraitser
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Brett
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000505:Alopecia / Q000235:genetics*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree