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November 1972, Vol 124, No. 5 >
Article | November 1972

Acrocephalopolysyndactyly, Type II (Carpenter Syndrome) FREE

Vazken M. Der Kaloustian, MD; Anwar A. Sinno, MD; Sami I. Nassar, MD
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Received for publication Sept 1, 1971; accepted May 26, 1972.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (Dr. Der Kaloustian).


Am J Dis Child. 1972;124(5):716-718. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110170094015.
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A 2-month-old girl with acrocephalopolysyndactyly, type II (Carpenter syndrome) is presented. To our knowledge, this is the 18th reported case of this syndrome and the first outside the North-American and European continents.

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Carpenter G:  Two sisters showing malformations of the skull and other congenital abnormalities . Rep Soc Study Dis Child Lond 1:110-118, 1901;.
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Temtamy SA:  Carpenter's syndrome: Acrocephalopolysyndactyly, an autosomal recessive syndrome . J Pediat 69:111-120, 1966;.
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Nørvig J:  To Tilfaelde af Akrocephalosyndaktyli hos Soskende . Hospitalstidende 72:165-178, 1929;.
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Turner H:  Endocrine clinic: Diabetes insipidus, Laurence-Biedl syndrome . J Okla Med Assoc 24:148-155, 1931;.
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Warkany J, Frauenberger GS, Mitchell AG:  Heredofamilial deviations: Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome . Amer J Dis Child 53:455-470, 1937;.
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Ruderat I, quoted by Baker PE: Humangenetik . Stuttgart, Germany, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1964;, vol 2, p 185.
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McLoughlin TG, Krovetz LJ, Scheibler GL:  Heart disease in the Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet syndrome . J Pediat 65:388-399, 1964;.
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Schönenberg H, Scheidhauer E:  Über zewi ungewöhnliche Dyscranio-Dysphalangien bie Geschwistern: Atypische Akrocephalosyndaktylie und fragliche Dysencephalia splanchnocystica . Mschr Kinderheilk 114:322-327, 1966;.
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Dwen RH:  Acrocephalosyndactyly: A case with congenital cardiac abnormalities . Brit J Radiol 25:103-106, 1952;.
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Sunderhaus E, Wolter JR:  Acrocephalosyndactylism . J Pediat Ophthal 5:118-120, 1968;.
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Temtamy S, McKusick VA:  Synopsis of hand malformations with particular emphasis on genetic factors , in the Proceedings of the First Conference on the Clinical Delineation of Birth Defects , (part 3) . Washington, DC, The National Foundation, 1969;, pp 125-184.
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Noack M:  Ein Beitrag sum Krankheitsbild der Akrocephalosyndaktylie (Apert) . Arch Kinderheilk 160:168-171, 1959;.
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Sakati N, Nyhan WL, Tisdale WK:  A new syndrome with acrocephalopolysyndactyly, cardiac disease, and distinctive defects of the ear, skin, and lower limbs . J Pediat 79:104-109, 1971;.

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References

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Carpenter G:  Two sisters showing malformations of the skull and other congenital abnormalities . Rep Soc Study Dis Child Lond 1:110-118, 1901;.
2 +
Temtamy SA:  Carpenter's syndrome: Acrocephalopolysyndactyly, an autosomal recessive syndrome . J Pediat 69:111-120, 1966;.
3 +
Nørvig J:  To Tilfaelde af Akrocephalosyndaktyli hos Soskende . Hospitalstidende 72:165-178, 1929;.
4 +
Turner H:  Endocrine clinic: Diabetes insipidus, Laurence-Biedl syndrome . J Okla Med Assoc 24:148-155, 1931;.
5 +
Warkany J, Frauenberger GS, Mitchell AG:  Heredofamilial deviations: Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome . Amer J Dis Child 53:455-470, 1937;.
6 +
Ruderat I, quoted by Baker PE: Humangenetik . Stuttgart, Germany, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1964;, vol 2, p 185.
7 +
McLoughlin TG, Krovetz LJ, Scheibler GL:  Heart disease in the Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet syndrome . J Pediat 65:388-399, 1964;.
8 +
Schönenberg H, Scheidhauer E:  Über zewi ungewöhnliche Dyscranio-Dysphalangien bie Geschwistern: Atypische Akrocephalosyndaktylie und fragliche Dysencephalia splanchnocystica . Mschr Kinderheilk 114:322-327, 1966;.
9 +
Dwen RH:  Acrocephalosyndactyly: A case with congenital cardiac abnormalities . Brit J Radiol 25:103-106, 1952;.
10 +
Sunderhaus E, Wolter JR:  Acrocephalosyndactylism . J Pediat Ophthal 5:118-120, 1968;.
11 +
Temtamy S, McKusick VA:  Synopsis of hand malformations with particular emphasis on genetic factors , in the Proceedings of the First Conference on the Clinical Delineation of Birth Defects , (part 3) . Washington, DC, The National Foundation, 1969;, pp 125-184.
12 +
Noack M:  Ein Beitrag sum Krankheitsbild der Akrocephalosyndaktylie (Apert) . Arch Kinderheilk 160:168-171, 1959;.
13 +
Sakati N, Nyhan WL, Tisdale WK:  A new syndrome with acrocephalopolysyndactyly, cardiac disease, and distinctive defects of the ear, skin, and lower limbs . J Pediat 79:104-109, 1971;.

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