22q11.2 deletion syndrome

22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal anomaly which causes a congenital malformation disorder whose common features include cardiac defects, palatal anomalies, facial dysmorphism, developmental delay and immune deficiency.

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)
9196543
 MALE Child
Velocardiofacial syndrome with facial and pinna asymmetries.
Tabith Junior A, Genaro KF, Trindade Junior AS.
Braz J Med Biol Res. 1996;29(11):1445-7.
This study reports some of the most important clinical features of the velocardiofacial syndrome (hypoplastic zygomatic arch, prominent nose with square nasal root, bilateral epicanthus, downslanting palpebral fissures, and learning disabilities) in a Brazilian boy presenting face and pinna asymmetries.