Etymology

Warkany syndrome 1

Today it means: A supposed X-linked recessive genetic condition with intrauterine growth retardation and small head size, no longer diagnosed since no linkage to a specific gene was ever established. Full definition →

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Named after Austrian-American geneticist Joseph Warkany, who described it in 1961.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.