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. 1990 Aug;27(8):516–518. doi: 10.1136/jmg.27.8.516

How wide is the clinical spectrum of the acrocallosal syndrome? Report of a mild case.

L Turolla 1, M Clementi 1, R Tenconi 1
PMCID: PMC1017202  PMID: 2103730

Abstract

A boy presenting with an incomplete form of the acrocallosal syndrome is described. The syndrome shows clinical variability and it is stressed that none of the components is constant and facial dysmorphism is not always characteristic.

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