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TURTLE-LIKE UPPER LIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Mouth, the lower lip of which is straight and the upper lip of which stands at an acute angle so that the mouth seems to be triangular.

CONT

(Trisomy 10p) The triangularly shaped mouth with a "turtle-like" upper lip observed in case 1, is a sign to have in mind for further patients.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Bouche dont la lèvre inférieure est droite, et la lèvre supérieure réalise un angle aigu de telle façon que la bouche apparaît triangulaire.

CONT

(Deux cas de trisomie 10p partielle) Malgré cette divergence cytologique, il existe, chez les patients, un ensemble morbide commun associant : une dysmorphie crânio-faciale : trop grand développement de la loge antérieure du crâne par rapport à la face : front haut, bombé et recouvert de duvet; ensellure nasale saillante; implantation basse des oreilles; bouche triangulaire «en tortue».

Spanish

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