Benallegue Lacete syndrome
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Alternate names[edit]
Cloverleaf skull and asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia
Definition[edit]
A rare syndromic craniosynostosis characterized by prenatal presentation with cloverleaf skull, micromelia and asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia. Radiologic features include short ribs, horizontal roof of the acetabulum with a rounded median prominence and lateral spurs, deformed long bones with broad metaphyses, and absent ossification of the terminal phalanges. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1987.
NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit]
Benallegue Lacete syndrome is a rare disease.
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