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Epicanthus superciliaris

MedGen UID:
1643315
•Concept ID:
C4703415
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0025611

Definition

A type of epicanthus in which more extensive epicanthal folds with their origins in the eyebrow cover, pass in front of and lateral to the medial canthus (middle corner of the eye). [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEpicanthus superciliaris

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Etiology

Photogrammetric analysis of eyebrow and upper eyelid dimensions in South Indians and Malaysian South Indians.
Packiriswamy V, Kumar P, Bashour M
Aesthet Surg J 2013 Sep 1;33(7):975-82. Epub 2013 Sep 9 doi: 10.1177/1090820X13503472. PMID: 24018869

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