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LEOPARD syndrome

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My grandson has been diagnosed with LEOPARD syndrome. We have just noticed that his eyes are beginning to cross. Is this a sign also?
The medical term for crossed eyes is strabismus. Strabismus is not a common feature of LEOPARD syndrome, although it may occur in some affected individuals.[1][2]
Last updated: 12/22/2015

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  1. LEOPARD syndrome 1. OMIM database. February 12, 2009; http://omim.org/clinicalSynopsis/151100.
  2. Lehmann LH, Schaeufele T, Buss SJ, Balanova M, Hartschuh W, Ehlermann P, Katus HA. A patient with LEOPARD syndrome and PTPN11 mutation. Circulation 119: 1328-1329, 2009.. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/9/1328.long.