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Whistling face syndrome, recessive form



This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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HPO ID
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007
Blepharophimosis
Narrow opening between the eyelids
0000581
Camptodactyly
Permanent flexion of the finger or toe
0012385
Dimple chin
Chin butt
Chin dent
Chin dimple
Chin skin dimple
Indentation of chin
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0010751
Elbow flexion contracture
Contractures of elbows
Elbow contracture
Elbow contractures
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0002987
Epicanthus
Eye folds
Prominent eye folds
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0000286
High palate
Elevated palate
Increased palatal height
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0000218
Hypertelorism
Wide-set eyes
Widely spaced eyes
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0000316
Inguinal hernia 0000023
Knee flexion contracture 0006380
Kyphoscoliosis 0002751
Long philtrum 0000343
Malar flattening
Zygomatic flattening
0000272
Microglossia
Abnormally small tongue
Underdevelopment of the tongue
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0000171
Micrognathia
Little lower jaw
Small jaw
Small lower jaw
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0000347
Midface retrusion
Decreased size of midface
Midface deficiency
Underdevelopment of midface
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0011800
Narrow mouth
Small mouth
0000160
Prominent nasal bridge
Elevated nasal bridge
High nasal bridge
Prominent bridge of nose
Prominent nasal root
Protruding bridge of nose
Protruding nasal bridge
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0000426
Ptosis
Drooping upper eyelid
0000508
Short neck
Decreased length of neck
0000470
Short palpebral fissure
Short opening between the eyelids
0012745
Shoulder flexion contracture 0003044
Talipes equinovarus
Club feet
Club foot
Clubfeet
Clubfoot
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0001762
Telecanthus
Corners of eye widely separated
0000506
Trismus
Lockjaw
0000211
Ulnar deviation of finger
Finger bends toward pinky
0009465
Underdeveloped nasal alae
Underdeveloped tissue around nostril
0000430
Whistling appearance
Whistling facial appearance
0000346
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

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If you can’t find a specialist in your local area, try contacting national or international specialists. They may be able to refer you to someone they know through conferences or research efforts. Some specialists may be willing to consult with you or your local doctors over the phone or by email if you can't travel to them for care.

You can find more tips in our guide, How to Find a Disease Specialist. We also encourage you to explore the rest of this page to find resources that can help you find specialists.

Healthcare Resources


Research helps us better understand diseases and can lead to advances in diagnosis and treatment. This section provides resources to help you learn about medical research and ways to get involved.

Clinical Research Resources

  • The Centers for Mendelian Genomics program is working to discover the causes of rare genetic disorders. For more information about applying to the research study, please visit their website.

These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

In-Depth Information

  • The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
  • PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Whistling face syndrome, recessive form. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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