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3) Genito-patellar syndrome
(GPS) is one of
the syndromes described in the last decade.
This probable autosomal recessive inheritance
is characterized by aplasia/hypoplasia patellae,
agenesis of the corpus callosum, microcephaly,
mental
retardation,
extremity
flexion
contractures, skeletal anomalies, urogenital
anomalies, and characteristic facies [13].
4) The Meier-Gorlin syndrome
(MGS) or ear,
patella, short stature syndrome is a rare autosomal
recessive disorder, characterized by the
association of aplasia/hypoplasia of the patellae,
bilateral microtia, and severe pre- and postnatal
growth retardation with short stature [2].
5) Coffin-Siris syndrome
(CSS) can be
confusing with NPS because of many
similarities (Table 1). The most frequent
findings include some degree of mental
retardation or developmental delay, “coarse”
facial appearance, feeding difficulties, frequent
infections, and patellar a/hypoplasia, fifth
fingernails and fifth distal phalanges [5].
6) Isolated Patella aplasia-hypoplasia
(PTLAH) is a rare genetic defect usually
characterized by isolated congenital absence or
marked reduction of the patella [9].
Fig. 6