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- noun Plural form of
dysmorphism .
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The Marshall Smith Syndrome (MSS) is a rare congenital disorder, displaying a constellation of unique symptoms, including orofacial dysmorphisms, accelerated osseous maturation and dysplasias, mental retardation, and respiratory maladies.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Matthew Salter 2010
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The presence of severe mental retardation associated with anomalous breathing pattern suggest the Joubert and Rett syndrome, excluded on the basis of clinical and genetic examination; the Angelmann syndrome, suspected for facial dysmorphisms and absent language, is excluded by the presence of a normal pattern of methylation at SNRPN locus (region 15q11-q12).
BioMed Central - Latest articles Grazia Taddeucci 2010
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GTF2IRD1 and GTF2I genes might be involved in the facial dysmorphisms and in the specific motor and cognitive deficits observed in WBS patients.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Giovanni Battista Ferrero 2009
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(paroxisms of hyperpnea-apnea) and facial dysmorphisms, whose causative gene
BioMed Central - Latest articles Grazia Taddeucci 2010
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