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Adams-Oliver syndrome

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Adams Oliver syndrome: Absence Defect of Limbs, Scalp and Skull; Congenital Scalp Defects with Distal Limb Reduction Anomalies.

Adams Oliver syndrome is a rare disorder identified in 1945 by Dr F H Adams and Dr C P Oliver. The syndrome is characterised by congenital scalp and skull defects. These defects can range from mild, with some skin and hair defect, through to severe when there may be defects of the underlying bone.

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Medical text written December 1993 by Dr D Ravine, Senior Registrar, Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. Last updated February 2003 by Contact a Family. Approved February 2003 by Mr D E Porter, Senior Lecturer & Hon. Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

 

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