Typus degenerativus amstelodamensis

Abstract

Six cases of a syndrome first reported by Dr. Cornelia de Lange are described, together with their possible complications. Defective function of the anterior part of the pituitary body has been demonstrated, with secondary effects on the other endocrine glands. The disorder appears to be the result of multiple congenital abnormalities which have no demonstrable hereditary basis and are not associated with a known anomalous chromosome pattern.