Elizondo-Dueñaz R, Rivera-Silva G, Abdala HM, López-Altamirano M, Martínez-Menchaca HR

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 81-82
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ABSTRACT

In 1980, Yunis-Varon described this disease. Yunis-Varon syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease. This cleidocranial dysplasia is characterized by bone and tooth disorders, in addition tends to affect the cardiovascular system and tissues from ectoderm. This report describes the radiologic image of a patient with Yunis-Varon syndrome.

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