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Germinal mosaicism in Crouzon syndrome

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Two sibs with classic Crouzon syndrome of the same mother but different fathers are presented as an example of germinal mosaicism in a known autosomal dominant disorder. The mother and both fathers were completely normal.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Royal Dental College, DK-2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark

    Sven Kreiborg

  2. Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, B3H 3J5, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    M. Michael Cohen Jr.

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Kreiborg, S., Cohen, M.M. Germinal mosaicism in Crouzon syndrome. Hum Genet 84, 487–488 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195827

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