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Cantú syndrome (CS) is a rare congenital multiorgan system genetic disorder that was first described by Cantú et al. in 1982 (Cantu et al. 1982). Subsequent reports have described about 150 patients worldwide exhibiting variable clinical manifestations. CS is mainly characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, characteristic facial appearance (Fig. 1), and a wide constellation of cardiovascular abnormalities, including an enlarged heart and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) (Grange et al. 2019).
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Roessler, H.I., van Haelst, M.M. (2021). Cantú Syndrome. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Genetic Syndromes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66816-1_1417-1
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