Diagnostic Dysmorphology

Diagnostic Decision Support System in Dysmorphology

Dysmorphology

This volume is a report of a meeting sponsored by the March of Dimes-Birth Defects Foundation at the University of California, San Diego, in June of 1981. It consists of a series of original papers which were presented at the conference and is divided into two sections: one on syndromes and the second on cytogenetics. A large variety of interesting papers on the subject of dysmorphology discuss...

Molecular approaches to dysmorphology.

The biochemical and physiological defects underlying human dysmorphic syndromes can now be approached using techniques of molecular biology. The genetic component of the causation of the dysmorphology can be studied in isolation from the environmental component by using large, rare families which exhibit the same phenotype as more complex multifactorial disorders, but inherit the mutation in a ...

Use of computers in dysmorphology.

As a consequence of the increasing power and decreasing cost of digital computers, dysmorphologists have begun to explore a wide variety of computerised applications in clinical genetics. Of considerable interest are developments in the areas of syndrome databases, expert systems, literature searches, image processing, and pattern recognition. Each of these areas is reviewed from the perspectiv...

Consanguinity and dysmorphology in Arabs.

Incidence rates of congenital disorders among the 350 million inhabitants of Arab countries could be influenced via the people's demographic and cultural characteristics. Arabs usually marry at a young age and have large families. They share certain core cultural values and beliefs, with the family accepted as the central structure of society. Consanguineous marriage is favored and respected in...