title: Short tarsus--absence of lower eyelashes: an autosomal dominant condition.
abstract: We describe a four-generation Brazilian family with short tarsus and absence of the lower eyelashes, with normal intelligence. Autosomal dominant inheritance is evident.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Marques-de-Faria
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Sanches
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caldato
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gorlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000842:Ankle / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001938:Brazil; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree