Baller Gerold Syndrome WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Baller Gerold Syndrome
Apparent at birth Baller-Gerold syndrome is a rare genetic disorder.1 The distinctive malformations of the skull and facial area and bones of the forearms and hands characterize this disorder.1 Affected indivuals may have a premature fusion of the fibrous joints between certain bones in the skull.1 This usually makes their head appear short and wide and/or pointed at the top.1
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Fast Facts:
- Affected indivuals may also have a prominent forehead, downslanting eyelid folds, small, malformed, low-set ears, and/or other craniofacial abnormalities.1
- Bone abnormalities in the hands include missing fingers (oligodactyly) and malformed or absent thumbs.2
- Baller-Gerold Syndrome is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.1
- Baller-Gerold syndrome affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.3
- Sudden infant death is common in newborns with Baller-Gerold Syndrome.4
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BCHealthGuide: Overview of Baller-Gerold syndrome
- ↑ Genetics Home Reference: Introduction
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Information on Baller-Gerold Sydrome
- ↑ WhoNamedIt: History on Baller-Gerold Syndrome
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- Contributor: MistyL
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: MistyL
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Craniofacial, cranial sutures, turribrachycephaly, Ballers-Gerold Syndrome, BallerGerold Syndrome, Baller Gerold Syndrome, Baller-Gerald Syndrome, Ballar-Gerold Syndome, BallerGerald Syndrome
- Last update: Sep. 12, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
