KBG syndrome

KBG syndrome is a genetic disease that is the result of a mutation in the ANKRD11 gene.[1] Features include unusually large upper front teeth (macrodontia), wide, short skull (brachycephaly), widely spaced eyes (hypertelorism), and wide eyebrows that may grow together in the middle (synophrys).[2]

KBG syndrome
Symptomsmacrodontia, brachycephaly, hypertelorism, synophrys, long philtrum, thin upper lip

The syndrome was first described by Herrmann in 1975 in three distinct families.[3] Herrmann proposed the name KBG syndrome after the initials of affected families last names.[4]

References
  1. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) KBG syndrome -148050
  2. "KBG syndrome". Genetics Home Reference. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Library of Medicine.
  3. Herrmann J, Pallister PD, Tiddy W, Opitz JM (1975). "The KBG syndrome-a syndrome of short stature, characteristic facies, mental retardation, macrodontia and skeletal anomalies". Birth Defects Original Article Series. 11 (5): 7–18. PMID 1218237.
  4. Morel Swols D, Foster J, Tekin M (December 2017). "KBG syndrome". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 12 (1): 183. doi:10.1186/s13023-017-0736-8. PMC 5735576. PMID 29258554.
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