Raine syndrome
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Raine syndrome (also called osteosclerotic bone dysplasia) is a rare disease in newborns characterized by craniofacial anomalies including microcephaly, exophthalmos, midface hypoplasia, cleft palate, gum hypertrophy and generalized osteosclerosis on radiography. It is usually lethal within a few hours after birth.
References
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- Al-Gazali L, Jehier K, Nazih B, Abtin F, Haas D, Sadagahatian R (2003). "Further delineation of Raine syndrome.". Clin Dysmorphol 12 (2): 89-93. PMID 12868469.
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