acrocephalopolysyndactyly

acrocephalopolysyndactyly
A group of congenital syndromes characterized by abnormal skull shape due to craniosynostosis, brachydactyly, syndactyly, and preaxial polydactyly of hands and/or feet; mental retardation is a variable feature. There are several autosomal recessive syndromes [MIM*201000, MIM*201020, and MIM*272350] and one autosomal dominant form [MIM*101600]. A former classification of a., type I to type IV, is now considered obsolete.

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(ACPS) ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·poly·syn·dac·ty·ly (ACPS) (ak″ro-sef″ə-lo-pol″e-sin-dakґtə-le) [acrocephaly + polysyndactyly] any of a group of inherited disorders characterized by acrocephaly and syndactyly, with polydactyly as an additional feature.

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