0000000000418352
AUTHOR
B. Isidor
Supplementary Material for: Barber-Say Syndrome and Ablepharon-Macrostomia Syndrome: A Patient's View
Barber-Say syndrome (BSS) and ablepharon-macrostomia syndrome (AMS) are infrequently reported congenital malformation disorders caused by mutations in the TWIST2 gene. Both are characterized by abnormalities in ectoderm-derived structures and cause a very unusual morphology of mainly the face in individuals with otherwise normal cognition and normal physical functioning. We studied the impact that the presence of BSS and AMS has on psychosocial functioning of affected individuals and their families, using their point of view to start with. We tabulated frequently asked questions from affected individuals and families, and a parent of an affected child and an affected adult woman offered per…
Prospective interest in deploying multi-omics approaches to solve unsolved patients with suspected monogenic developmental delay syndromes
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