title: A familial syndrome of microcephaly, sparse hair, mental retardation, and seizures.
abstract: A family is described in which the father and three of his seven children have microcephaly, mild to moderate mental retardation, and sparse hair. The two affected boys have generalised seizures in addition.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Genetics Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Haeringen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Savidge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baraitser
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome