Pallister W syndrome

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Alternate names[edit]

W syndrome; Median cleft upper lip, mental retardation and pugilistic facies

Definition[edit]

W syndrome is characterised by intellectual deficit, epileptic seizures and facial dysmorphism. Skeletal anomalies are also often present. To date, it has been described in six male patients. The mode of transmission appears to be X-linked dominant.

NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit]

Pallister W syndrome is a rare disease.