Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
(redirected from Rothmund-Thompson's syndrome)Roth·mund syn·drome
(rot'mūnd),atrophy, pigmentation, and telangiectasia of the skin, usually with juvenile cataract, saddle nose, congenital bone defects, disturbance of hair growth, hypogonadism; autosomal recessive inheritance.
Synonym(s): poikiloderma atrophicans and cataract, poikiloderma congenitale, Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
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Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
(rŏth′mŏnd″tŏm′sĭn),RTS
A rare autosomal recessive disease in which helicase is formed abnormally. Children affected by RTS have poikiloderma; deformities of bone, nails, and hair; premature aging; and a predisposition to cancer.
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Rothmund,
August von, German physician, 1830-1906.Rothmund syndrome - atrophy, pigmentation, and telangiectasia of the skin, usually with juvenile cataract, saddle nose, congenital bone defects, disturbance of hair growth and hypogonadism. Synonym(s): poikiloderma atrophicans and cataract; poikiloderma congenitale; Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome - Synonym(s): Rothmund syndrome
Thomson,
Matthew Sidney, English dermatologist, 1894-1969.Rothmund-Thomson syndrome - Synonym(s): Rothmund syndrome
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