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Two sisters born to consanguineous parents had a syndrome of short stature, acrocephaly, hypertelorism, proptosis, ptosis, down-slanting palpebral fissures, high nose bridge and anteverted nares, short philtrum, cleft palate, micrognathia, abnormal external ears, preauricular pits, sensorineural and conductive deafness, proximally placed first toes and digitalized thumbs, bulbous digits, metatarsus adductus, and pectus excavatum. Radiological abnormalities included craniosynostosis, increased mandibular angle and antegonial notching of mandible; hypoplastic first metacarpals and metatarsals; hypoplastic distal phalanges; partial duplication of the distal phalanx of the thumb; malformed malleus and incus; tall lumbar vertebrae, increased interpedicular distance, and posterior scalloping; flared iliac wings, narrow supraacetabular regions, acetabular "dysplasia," and coxa valga. Autosomal recessive inheritance is suggested.
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PMID:A new acro-cranio-facial dysostosis syndrome in sisters. 334 80

Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by craniosynostosis, ptosis, and limb and external ear abnormalities. Variable expressivity is a well-known phenomenon in this disorder. A large Indian family has been recently identified as carrying a nonsense TWIST mutation (Q28 X) in 17 members, of whom 16 were examined in detail. Only 4 (25%) of the patients showed patent craniostenosis, namely, oxycephaly. The penetrance of craniosynostosis in this family is lower than previously reported in the literature. Fifteen patients (93%) had moderate to severe ptosis. Minor limb and external ear abnormalities were present in most patients. Eyelid features were the hallmark of the disease for 12 members of the family, suggesting that mutations in TWIST may lead to a phenotype with mainly palpebral features and no craniostenosis. The clinical analysis of this large family clearly illustrates the significant variable expressivity, probably related to haploinsufficiency because of the TWIST mutation. This phenotypic variability remains unclear but could be the result of modifier genes and/or genetic background effect, as noticed previously in the transgenic twist-null heterozygous mice.
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PMID:Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: notable intrafamilial phenotypic variability in a large family with Q28X TWIST mutation. 1197 82

Here we report on a patient with findings of acrocephaly, craniosynostosis, low frontal hairline, ptosis of eyelids, deviated nasal septum, broad great toes, moderate hallux valgus, bilateral symmetrical complete soft tissue syndactyly of toes 2 and 3, and partial soft tissue syndactyly of toes 4 and 5 consistent with the diagnosis of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome. Additionally, the patient had some unusual findings as part of generalized dysfunction of the renal tubules including hypophosphatemia with renal phosphate wasting, normocalcemic hypercalciuria, hypomagnesemia with renal magnesium wasting, low-molecular-weight proteinuria, decreased serum PTH levels, osteopenia, and nephrolithiasis. In the light of these findings, the diagnosis of incomplete renal Fanconi syndrome was made. In conclusion, on the basis of the present findings, it is difficult to say whether renal tubular dysfunction are somehow connected to the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome or not. Therefore, we consider that this is probably just a coincident. However, further studies may show the connection between renal tubular dysfunction and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.
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PMID:Saethre-Chotzen syndrome presenting with incomplete renal Fanconi syndrome. 1221 32