Chen Kung Ho McAlister Syndrome
Chen Kung Ho McAlister Syndrome Definition
The Chen Kung Ho Kaufman McAlister Syndrome is a congenital defect where children are born with micrognathia, Wormian bones, cleft palate, congenital heart disease, dislocated hips, preaxial polydactyly of the feet, bowed fibulae, missing tibia and abormal skin patterns. It is a rare disease with an unknown etiology. The syndrome was first described in 1975 by Chen-Kung Ho, RL Kaufman and WH McAlister at the Washington University.