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M Baraitser

Publications and source records attributed to M Baraitser.

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PubMed1987

Multiple pterygium syndrome: evolution of the phenotype.

The clinical features of the multiple pterygium syndrome are multiple congenital joint contractures, multiple skin webs, camptodactyly, vertebral anomalies, short stature, ptosis, and antimongoloid eye slant. We present 11 new cases to show the evolution of the full phenotype from birth and to confirm autosomal recessive inheritance. We emphasise morbidity secondary to respiratory impairment and that conductive deafness may be part of the syndrome.

Child↗
PubMed1987

An oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome: a case report with clinical, histochemical, and ultrastructural findings.

A 4 year old boy is reported with tyrosinase positive hypopigmentation, mental retardation, ataxia, and myopia. Radiological investigation showed occipital cerebral atrophy, coxa valga, and generalised osteoporosis. The skin histology and electron microscopy are reported and discussed. The clinical features are similar to those of the oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome described by Preus et al.

Cerebellar Ataxia↗
PubMed1987

FG syndrome.

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Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1987

The clinical spectrum of the Fraser syndrome: report of three new cases and review.

Three new cases of the Fraser syndrome are presented and 68 published cases are reviewed. A quantitative estimate of the frequency of clinical manifestations is given. Craniofacial abnormalities were reported in all patients, cryptophthalmos in 93%, and syndactyly in 54%. Abnormalities of the ears, nose, genitalia, and urinary system were reported in 44%, 37%, 49%, and 37% of cases respectively. This variability should be taken into account when attempting prenatal diagnosis; a combination of ultrasound and fetoscopy should provide the best approach. Of the reported cases 26% were stillborn and 19% died in the first year of life. Renal and pulmonary malformations were associated with early death.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1987

Congenital cutis laxa with retardation of growth and development.

Seven patients with congenital cutis laxa are presented. The associated features include developmental delay, joint laxity, wide anterior fontanelle, growth retardation, dental caries, and osteopenia. The heterogeneity and inheritance of congenital cutis laxa are discussed. This particular syndrome appears distinct and is likely to be autosomal recessive in view of the two brother-sister sib pairs in this report.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1986

An autosomal recessive mental retardation syndrome with hepatic fibrosis and renal cysts.

Two sisters had developmental retardation and congenital hepatic fibrosis. One, 23 years old, had facial anomalies reminiscent of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, ocular coloboma, and hypoplastic kidneys with a single cyst. The other sister died at 18 months and had an encephalocele and cystically dilated collecting ducts in the renal medulla. Although the manifestations in these two sisters are similar to the Smith-Lemli-Opitz and Meckel syndromes respectively, there are sufficient differences to suggest that they had a separate autosomal recessive MCA-MR syndrome.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

A family with congenital suprabulbar paresis (Worster-Drought syndrome).

A three generation family is described in which four members were found to have congenital suprabulbar paresis (Worster-Drought syndrome). It is suggested that some cases of congenital suprabulbar paresis are inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expression and penetrance.

Bulbar Palsy, Progressive↗
PubMed1986

Partial lipoatrophy with insulin resistant diabetes and hyperlipidaemia (Dunnigan syndrome).

A family is presented in which at least five members in three generations suffered a characteristic syndrome of generalised lipoatrophy, sparing the head and neck, and muscle hypertrophy variably associated with high plasma insulin and lipid levels and insulin resistant diabetes. This pedigree contains the first documented affected male with the syndrome. The diagnosis is of practical importance since close medical supervision of asymptomatic gene carriers is likely to improve their prognosis. The findings in this family have relevance also to the study of insulin and lipid metabolism.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

A Noonan-like short stature syndrome with sparse hair.

Noonan's syndrome is a clinically recognisable short stature syndrome with autosomal dominant inheritance. The diagnosis can be difficult as the phenotypic expression is very variable. There has been an attempt to divide this syndrome into type I (in which the facial features, especially ptosis, antimongoloid eye slant, and hypertelorism are prominent) and type II (where cardiological abnormalities are more to the fore), but this has not yet been confirmed by other studies.

Child↗
PubMed1986

Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome: report of a case with myopathic features.

A child with the Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome is reported. Although muscle weakness and hypoplasia are reported features of this syndrome, further investigation of muscle function has not previously been carried out. We report a raised creatine kinase and an abnormal electromyogram and muscle biopsy in this syndrome. The histology of the muscle biopsy shows a wide range fibre diameter in type 1 and type 2 fibres with a relative deficiency of type 2b fibres. It is suggested that this condition may be primarily a myopathy.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗