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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Mnemonic ''CHILD HAS PROBLEM'':<ref>URL: [http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php]. Accessed on: 29 May 2011.</ref> | Mnemonic ''CHILD HAS PROBLEM'':<ref>URL: [http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php]. Accessed on: 29 May 2011.</ref> | ||
#[[congenital heart disease|'''C'''ongenital heart disease]] / Cataracts. | |||
#'''H'''ypothyroidism / Hypotonia. | |||
#'''I'''ncurved 5th digit (clinodactyly)<ref>URL: [http://www.handresearch.com/diagnostics/simian-line-down-syndrome.htm http://www.handresearch.com/diagnostics/simian-line-down-syndrome.htm]. Accessed on: 29 May 2011.</ref> / Increased gap between 1st and 2nd toe. | |||
#[[Leukemia|'''L'''eukemia]] risk x2 / Lung problem. | |||
#'''D'''uodenal atresia / Delayed development. | |||
#[[Hirschsprung disease|'''H'''irschsprung disease]] / Hearing loss. | |||
#[[Alzheimer disease|'''A'''lzheimer disease]] / Alantoaxial instability. | |||
#'''S'''hort neck / Squint. | |||
#'''P'''almar crease / Protruding tongue. | |||
#'''R'''ound face / Rolling eye (nystagmus). | |||
#'''O'''cciput flat / Oblique eye fissure. | |||
#'''B'''rushfield spot / Brachycephaly. | |||
#'''L'''ow nasal bridge / Language problems. | |||
#'''E'''picanthic fold / Ears folded. | |||
#'''M'''ental retardation / Myoclonus. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||