Brown syndrome associated with velocardiofacial syndrome.
Occurrences of Brown syndrome are rare, hence the difficulty in establishing the exact etiology. We report a patient with Brown syndrome associated with velocardiofacial syndrome (deletion of chromosome 22q11), which may implicate a candidate chromosomal region for some cases of this syndrome.
Chang
Susie
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Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Crowe
Carol A
CA
Traboulsi
Elias I
EI
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics