Klein's Syndrome

《英文msh詞典》Klein's Syndrome
[入口詞] Klein's Syndrome
[主題詞] Waardenburg's Syndrome
[英文釋義] Rare,autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance and several known clinical types. Characteristics may include depigmentation of the hair and skin,congenital deafness,heterochromia iridis,medial eyebrow hyperplasia,hypertrophy of the nasal root,and especially dystopia canthorum. The underlying cause may be defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities.