Pallister W Syndrome
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General Discussion
Pallister W syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by unusual facial features such as clefting of the palate and the upper lip, a broad flat nose, widely spaced slanted eyes, and/or downslanting eyelid folds (palpebral fissures). Other symptoms may include mental retardation, speech problems, bone deformities of the arms and legs, and/or seizures. The exact cause of Pallister W syndrome is not known.
Supporting Organizations
AmeriFace
- PO Box 751112
- Las Vegas, NV 89136
- USA
- Tel: (702)769-9264
- Fax: (702)341-5351
- Tel: (888)486-1209
- Email: info@ameriface.org
- Website: http://www.ameriface.org
Children's Craniofacial Association
- 13140 Coit Road
- Suite 517
- Dallas, TX 75240
- USA
- Tel: (214)570-9099
- Fax: (214)570-8811
- Tel: (800)535-3643
- Email: contactCCA@ccakids.com
- Website: http://www.ccakids.com
FACES: The National Craniofacial Association
- PO Box 11082
- Chattanooga, TN 37401
- Tel: (423)266-1632
- Fax: (423)267-3124
- Tel: (800)332-2373
- Email: faces@faces-cranio.org
- Website: http://www.faces-cranio.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Tel: (301)251-4925
- Fax: (301)251-4911
- Tel: (888)205-2311
- Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
Let's Face It
- University of Michigan, School of Dentistry / Dentistry Library
- 1011 N. University
- Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
- USA
- Tel: (360)676-7325
- Email: faceit@umich.edu
- Website: http://dent.umich.edu/
MyFace
- 333 East 30th Street, Lobby Unit
- New York, NY 10016
- Tel: (212)263-6656
- Fax: (212)263-7534
- Email: info@myface.org
- Website: http://www.myface.org
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Last Updated: 3/30/2008
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