Synonym(s)
Bird head dwarfism; Bird-headed dwarf; MIM 210600; Peckel syndrome; Seckel's bird-headed dwarfism
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Autosomal recessive hereditary proportioned primordial dwarfism with typical craniofcial dysmorphia such as microcephaly, large nose and receding chin (so-called bird head dwarfism), high palatal/palatal cleft, mental retardation and enamel defects. Premature alopecia and canities praecox have also been described in this syndrome.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Fehlow P (1986) Seckel syndrome (the bird-headed dwarf). Z Further training for doctors (Jena). 1986;80(19):821-2.
- McKusick VA et al (1967) Seckel's bird-headed dwarfism. N Engl J Med 277:279-286.
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