Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
A case of OFD syndrome in a male is reported. The clinical features are described in detail. The genetical aspects of the syndrome are discussed on the basis of the analysis of 33 families from the recent literature. It appears that in the great majority of the cases so far known, the syndrome is due to a dominant probably X-linked gene, lethal in males and with complete penetrance in females. Of all cases 24% are sporadic. It seems likely that a few cases are due to a recessive autosomal gene. It is concluded that the reported patient is, with high probability, either a mutant or a case with hereditary recessive pattern.