Prenatal diagnosis of Blepharo-Cheilo-Dontic syndrome: a case report
This case report describes the prenatal diagnosis of the extremely rare Blepharo-Cheilo-Dontic syndrome. After sonographic diagnosis of the bilateral cleft lip and palate and the persistent open eyelids, amniocentesis with subsequent molecular genetics confirmed the sonographically presumed de-novo mutation of the CDH1 gene and the Blepharo-Cheilo-Dontic Syndrome. After multidisciplinary counseling the patients termined the pregnancy.
Authors
- Christoph Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-9271)
- A. Reuss
- Ingo Gottschalk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-6769)
- A. Rejaey
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde (DE)
- Orthopädische Praxis (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08268-0
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00