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Opitz trigonocephaly syndrome, also known as C syndrome, is a malformation syndrome characterized by trigonocephaly, severe mental retardation, hypotonia, variable cardiac defects, redundant skin, and dysmorphic facial features including upslanted palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, depressed nasal bridge, and low-set posteriorly rotated ears (Kaname et al. 2007).
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Chen, H. (2015). Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6430-3_264-1
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