Christian, Joe C.

Christian,

Joe C., U.S. geneticist. Christian syndrome - (1) autosomal recessive trait causing craniosynostosis, arthrogryposis, cleft palate, microcephaly, and other musculoskeletal abnormalities; Synonym(s): adducted thumbs syndrome; (2) X-linked trait causing short stature, cervical vertebral fusion, scoliosis; sometimes associated with glucose intolerance and imperforate anus. Synonym(s):