Abstract |
A review of cases indicated that gingival fibromatosis occurs in a variety of genetic entities. High risk for epilepsy and oligophrenia is associated if hypertrichosis is present. Other entities are symmetrical gingival fibromatosis; Zimmermann-Laband syndrome with bone, ear, nose and nail defects and hepatosplenomegaly; Murray syndrome with multiple hyaline dermal tumors; Rutherfurd syndrome with corneal dystrophy; Cowden syndrome with hypertrichosis, oligophrenia and giant fibroadenomatosis of breasts and Cross syndrome of hypopigmentation, oligophrenia and athetosis.
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Authors | C J Witkop Jr |
Journal | Birth defects original article series
(Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser)
Vol. 7
Issue 7
Pg. 210-21
(Jun 1971)
ISSN: 0547-6844 [Print] United States |
PMID | 4950923
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Abnormalities, Multiple
(complications)
- Adenofibroma
(complications)
- Albinism
(complications)
- Anodontia
(genetics)
- Athetosis
(complications)
- Bone and Bones
(abnormalities)
- Breast Neoplasms
(complications)
- Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
(genetics)
- Ear, External
(abnormalities)
- Epilepsy
(complications)
- Female
- Fibroma
(complications)
- Fibromatosis, Gingival
(classification, genetics)
- Gingival Hypertrophy
(genetics)
- Hepatomegaly
(complications)
- Humans
- Hypertrichosis
(complications)
- Intellectual Disability
(complications)
- Jaw Abnormalities
(complications)
- Male
- Microphthalmos
(complications)
- Nails, Malformed
(complications)
- Nose Deformities, Acquired
- Splenomegaly
(complications)
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