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Cross syndrome

Field	Value
name	Cross syndrome
synonyms	Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, Cross type
image	Autosomal recessive - en.svg
image_size	150px
caption	Cross syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner

Cross syndrome (also known as Cross–McKusick–Breen syndrome, hypopigmentation and microphthalmia, and oculocerebral-hypopigmentation syndrome) is an extremely rare disorder characterized by white skin, blond hair with yellow-gray metallic sheen, small eyes with cloudy corneas, jerky nystagmus, gingival fibromatosis and severe intellectual disability and physical retardation.

It was characterized in 1967.

References

"Orphanet: Oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, Cross type".
James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN. 0-7216-2921-0.
(March 1967). "A new oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation". J. Pediatr..

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