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Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome
Definition:
Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by skin abnormalities and the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face.
Eye Birth Defect
Definition:
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma
brain
Definition:
The part of the central nervous system inside the skull. Its functions include muscle control and coordination, sensory reception and integration, speech production, memory storage and the elaboration of thought and emotion.
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