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Holly LaFavers
Disease Worksheet
NSC 500
FG Syndrome
Opitz-Kaveggia Syndrome
Description and Symptoms: FG syndrome also known as Opitz-Kaveggia Syndrome is an X-linked recessive form of mental retardation a rare and unique disorder effecting males from the time of conception. ... The appearance of children with FG syndrome is similar also in that most of them have: wide set eyes, a broad nasal bridge, low set simple ears, thin upper lip and larger bottom lip, protruding tongue, cowlicks, and a widow’s peak hair line. ...
Etiology: FG syndrome is a mutation on the X chromosome that causes a disruption in the development of the fetus, affecting the anatomical structures and the development of the central nervous system.
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