Congenital malformations - Edocr

CHAPTER 16 EAR ANOMALIES 115
Figure 16-4. Variability of abnormally shaped and positioned ears in different infants. (Reprinted
with permission from Tellier AL, Cormier-Daire V, Abadie V, et al. CHARGE syndrome: report of 47 cases
and review. Am J Med Genet. 1998;76:402–9. Reprinted with permission of Wiley-Liss Inc., a subsidiary
of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
GENETIC COUNSELING
Isolated preauricular ear tags and pits are often
inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with
an increased risk for other family members. In
cases of ear anomalies in infants with identified
genetic disorders, the recurrence risk would
depend on the mode of inheritance of the specific
disorder.