Monosomy 18p

Monosomy 18p refers to a chromosomal disorder resulting from the deletion of all or part of the short arm of chromosome 18.

Epicanthus

A fold of skin starting above the medial aspect of the upper eyelid and arching downward to cover, pass in front of and lateral to the medial canthus.


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PMID (PMCID)
3281573
 MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
The fetal phenotype of the 18p-syndrome. Report of a male fetus at twenty-one weeks.
Gocke H, Muradow I, Stein W.
Ann Genet. 1988;31(1):60-4.
The fetus displayed dysmorphic features resembling the 18p-syndrome, such as decreased head circumference, slightly receding forehead, hypertelorism, epicanthus, horizontal palpebral fissures, depressed nasal bridge, long philtrum, carp mouth, irregular crenated maxillar alveolar ridge, retrognathia, lowset dysplastic ears with posterior rotation, edema of neck, hands and feet respectively, fingers with drop-shaped tips, short first toes with dysplastic nails, hypoplastic male external genitalia.