Your 2-year-old patient shows facial features, such as epicanthal folds, up-slanted palpebral fissures, single transverse palmar crease, and a low nasal bridge. These are referred to as:
A. Variable expressivity related to inherited disease
B. Dysmorphic features related to genetic disease
C. De novo mutations of genetic disease
D. Different penetrant signs of genetic disease
ANS: B
Assessing for dysmorphic features may enable identification of certain syndromes or genetic or chromosomal disorders (Jorde, Carey, & Bamshad 2010; Prichard & Korf 2008). Dysmorphology is defined as "the study of abnormal physical development" (Jorde, Carey, & Bamshad 2010, 302).
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