| CHARGE syndrome |
Children with a specific set of birth defects. Coloboma is one of the birth defects. From: http://www.widerworld.co.uk/charge/whatis.htm
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/coloboma_group/words.html
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| CHARGE syndrome |
Each letter sands for an associated disorder of the syndrome: Coloboma on the eye , Heart, Atresia of choane , Retardation of growth , Genital malformations, Ear malformations and/or deafness. CHARGE syndrome has an estimated birth incidence of 1 in 12,000 and is a common cause of congenital anomalies. Most affected individuals with CHARGE syndrome have mutations involving the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein-7
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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