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The G syndrome/Opitz oculo-genital-laryngeal syndrome/Opitz BBB/G syndrome/Opitz-Frias syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Brendan J. Conlon  and
Tadhg O'Dwyer
Brendan J. Conlon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Tadhg O'Dwyer*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Tagdh O'Dwyer, F.R.C.S.I., F.R.C.S., Consultant Otolaryngologist, The Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Abstract

We report on a family exhibiting a range of congenital anomalies consistent with the G syndrome of Opitz. Three members of the family had laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal clefts, one of which succumbed. There was a strong family history of perinatal mortality on the maternal side of the family. We note also the paucity of reported cases of this syndrome in the otolaryngological literature and stress the necessity of early diagnosis in the management.

Keywords

G syndromeBBB syndromehypertelorismlaryngo-tracheal clefthypospadiasOpitz-Frias syndrome
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 1995 , pp. 244 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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