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Overfolded helix

MedGen UID:
325239
Concept ID:
C1837731
Finding
Synonyms: Overfolded ears; Overfolded helices
 
HPO: HP:0000396

Definition

A condition in which the helix is folded over to a greater degree than normal. That is, excessive curling of the helix edge, whereby the free edge is parallel to the plane of the ear. [from HPO]

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Diagnosis

Abarca-Barriga HH, Punil Luciano R, Vásquez Sotomayor F
Genes (Basel) 2023 Dec 14;14(12) doi: 10.3390/genes14122212. PMID: 38137034Free PMC Article
Oskarsdóttir S, Holmberg E, Fasth A, Strömland K
Acta Paediatr 2008 Aug;97(8):1113-7. Epub 2008 May 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00858.x. PMID: 18482168

Clinical prediction guides

Oskarsdóttir S, Holmberg E, Fasth A, Strömland K
Acta Paediatr 2008 Aug;97(8):1113-7. Epub 2008 May 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00858.x. PMID: 18482168

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