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Aase syndrome

Alternative Names

Aase-Smith syndrome

Symptoms

  • Absent or small knuckles
  • Cleft palate
  • Decreased skin creases at finger joints
  • Deformed ears
  • Delayed closure of fontanelles (soft spots)
  • Droopy eye lids
  • Inability to fully extend the joints from birth (contracture deformity)
  • Mildly slowed growth
  • Narrow shoulders
  • Pale skin
  • Triple-jointed thumbs

Exams and Tests

Tests that may be done include:

Review Date: 7/2/2007
Reviewed By: Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of HumanGenetics, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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