Letter to the Editor Whistling Face Syndrome With Normal Hands To the Editor: In the recent publication of P.B. Toydemir et al. [1999] in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, they suggest that whistling face phenotype without limb abnormalities has never been reported before. I draw attention to cases of Patel and Mahmud [1983] and Walbaum et al. [1973]. REFERENCES Patel M, Mahmud F. 1983. A case of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (cranio- carpotarsal dysplasia) with spatulate (“canoe-paddle”) ribs. Br J Radiol 56:50–51. Toydemir PB, Toydemir R, Bo ¨kesoy I. 1999. Whistling face phenotype without limb abnormalities. Am J Med Genet 86:86–87. Walbaum R, Lejeune M, Poupard B, Lacheretz M, Fontaine G. 1973. Le syndrome de Freeman-Sheldon (syndrome du siffleur). Ann Pediatr 20:357–364. Robert J. Gorlin* University of Minnesota Health Sciences Center Minneapolis, Minnesota *Correspondence to: Robert J. Gorlin, Department of Oral Sci- ence, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, 515 Delaware St. SE, 16-127, Minneapolis, MN 55455. E-mail: [email protected] Received 31 August 1999; Accepted 1 September 1999 American Journal of Medical Genetics 90:255 (2000) © 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Letter to the Editor

Whistling Face Syndrome With Normal Hands

To the Editor:

In the recent publication of P.B. Toydemir et al.[1999] in the American Journal of Medical Genetics,they suggest that whistling face phenotype withoutlimb abnormalities has never been reported before. Idraw attention to cases of Patel and Mahmud [1983]and Walbaum et al. [1973].

REFERENCESPatel M, Mahmud F. 1983. A case of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (cranio-

carpotarsal dysplasia) with spatulate (“canoe-paddle”) ribs. Br J Radiol56:50–51.

Toydemir PB, Toydemir R, Bokesoy I. 1999. Whistling face phenotypewithout limb abnormalities. Am J Med Genet 86:86–87.

Walbaum R, Lejeune M, Poupard B, Lacheretz M, Fontaine G. 1973. Lesyndrome de Freeman-Sheldon (syndrome du siffleur). Ann Pediatr20:357–364.

Robert J. Gorlin*University of MinnesotaHealth Sciences CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota

*Correspondence to: Robert J. Gorlin, Department of Oral Sci-ence, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, 515 DelawareSt. SE, 16-127, Minneapolis, MN 55455.E-mail: [email protected]

Received 31 August 1999; Accepted 1 September 1999

American Journal of Medical Genetics 90:255 (2000)