Three patients with the osteochondrodysplasia and hypertrichosis syndrome--Cantu syndrome.
Cantu syndrome is a rare condition whose main features are hypertrichosis, cardiac anomalies and wide ribs. Four children have been described and we now present details of a further three. The parents of one of these are first cousins, adding weight to Cantu's theory that the condition is an autosomal recessive disease.
Rosser
E M
EM
Department of Clinical Genetics, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Kaariainen
H
H
Hurst
J A
JA
Baraitser
M
M
Hall
C M
CM
Clayton
P
P
Leonard
J V
JV
D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome