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Epicanthus

(also epicanthic, or Mongolian, fold), a fold near the inner canthus of the human eye formed by the skin of the upper eyelid and more or less covering the lacrimal papilla. The epicanthus is a characteristic of the Mongoloid race and some groups of the Negroid race. The fold is more developed in children than in adults, and it occurs more often in women than in men.

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Among the minor anomalies, low set ears, epicanthic folds, simian crease and hypotonia were found to have a statistically significant association with the occurrence of chromosomal anomalies.

CLINICAL AND KARYOTYPIC PROFILE OF CHILDREN WITH DYSMORPHOLOGY

A comparison of the clinical features of the two probands with those reported in the literature [1] Clinical features Proband B Proband S Macrosomia Yes No Macrocephaly Yes Yes Hypertelorism, epicanthic folds, Yes Yes downslanted palpebral fissures Redundant skin over glabella No No Macrostomia Yes Yes Macroglossia Yes Yes Midline groove lower lip or tongue Yes Yes Cleft lip or palate or high, narrow palate No No Macrognathia Yes No Congenital heart disease Yes Yes Conduction defects No No Diastasis recti/umbilical hernia No No Diaphragmatic hernia No No Renal dysplasia/nephromegaly Yes No Cryptorchidism/hypospadias Yes No Hand anomalies No Yes Rib anomalies Yes Yes Table 2.

A clinical and molecular investigation of two South African families with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome

* slanting eyes with a fold of skin at the inner corners (epicanthic folds)

Down's syndrome

There may be prenatal hydrothorax, hydrops fetalis, dysmorphic facial features with epicanthic folds, broad nasal bridge, neck webbing and low set ears.

Congenital multisegmental lymphatic dysplasia with systemic involvement-evaluating primary lymphoedema

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