A Case of Cyclopia Associated with Trisomy 13.
- Author:
Ji Hae SEOK
;
Seong Wook CHUNG
;
Seong Kweon SON
;
Ri Ra LEE
;
Deok Hi LEE
;
In Koo KANG
;
Ik Soo KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyclopia;
Holoprosencephaly;
Patau syndrome;
Trisomy 13
- MeSH:
Holoprosencephaly;
Orbit;
Prosencephalon;
Trisomy*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1999;42(8):1839-1843
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cyclopia is rare congenital craniofacial anomaly, in which the eyes are fused together and located in a single orbit. It is consistently associated with severe holoprosencephaly, which is the failure of cleavage of the prosencephalon with a deficit in the midline facial development. chromosomal study revealed 47, X( ), +13 (Patau syndrome).
