Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation (Cross syndrome): the mixed pattern of hair pigmentation as an important diagnostic sign

G De Jong; J P Fryns

Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation (Cross syndrome): the mixed pattern of hair pigmentation as an important diagnostic sign

Genet Couns. 1991;2(3):151-5.

Authors

G De Jong¹, J P Fryns

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tygerberg, South Africa.

PMID: 1801851

Abstract

The present report describes two female siblings of mixed ancestry (Cape Coloured) with consanguineous parents as further examples of Cross oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome. The mixed pattern of hair pigmentation as an important diagnostic sign is emphasized.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Albinism, Oculocutaneous*
Black People
Cerebral Palsy*
Child, Preschool
Consanguinity
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hair Color
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intellectual Disability*
Microcephaly*