VAN DER WOUDE SYNDROME WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: CASE REPORT

Abstract

A report of a four and half-year old African patient with Van der Woude syndrome and
mental retardation is reported. In addition to cleft liplpalate, hypodontia and lower lip pits;
features consistent with Van der Woude syndrome, he manifested features consistent with
growth and mental retardation. A genetic basis for these associated features can only be
determined by detailed karyotype studies.