Oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome: report of a rare case” (Angle Orthod. 2006 Jan;76(1):184-6). Authors are Turkkahraman H and Sarioglu M from the Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Suleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey. Oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome is an extremely rare condition with ocular, facial, cardiac, and dental abnormalities. It is often unrecognized by many medical and dental professionals. Only 17 cases have been documented to date. Because all reported patients have been female, it has been suggested that OFCD syndrome is an X-linked dominant trait. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.