Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation (Cross syndrome): the mixed pattern of hair pigmentation as an important diagnostic sign.
The present report describes two female siblings of mixed ancestry (Cape Coloured) with consanguineous parents as further examples of Cross oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome. The mixed pattern of hair pigmentation as an important diagnostic sign is emphasized.
De Jong
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Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Fryns
J P
JP
D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous; D044383:Black People; D002547:Cerebral Palsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006200:Hair Color; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008831:Microcephaly