Sotos syndrome--autosomal dominant inheritance substantiated

Sotos syndrome, or Cerebral Gigantism is recognised as the syndromic association of mental retardation, macrocephaly and prenatal onset of accelerated growth. A kindred has been investigated in which the father and 4 affected offspring all have the Sotos syndrome. Autosomal dominant inheritance has been postulated in the past, and the family conform to this genetic pattern.