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Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome

Medical Definition:	An autosomal dominant disorder manifested by various combinations of preauricular pits, branchial fistulae or cysts, lacrimal duct stenosis, hearing loss, structural defects of the outer, middle, or inner ear, and renal dysplasia. Associated defects include asthenic habitus, long narrow facies, constricted palate, deep overbite, and myopia. Hearing loss may be due to Mondini type cochlear defect and stapes fixation. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)
Guide Notes:	multiple abnorm; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; DF: note short X ref
Also Called:	Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome
Previously Indexed:	Abnormalities, Multiple (1966-1996),Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1996)

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