title: [The problem of "benign macrocephaly"].
abstract: 24 families of probands with a high head circumference/height ratio greater than the 97th percentile were investigated for head circumference and height. It is concluded that "benign macrocephaly" represents rather the upper extreme of the normal distribution of head circumference than--as has been suggested by some authors--a discrete and autosomal dominant entity.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie, Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frahsek
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Goecke
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Scheil
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zur Frage der "benignen Makrokephalie".