The purpose of this overview is to:
Describe the clinical characteristics of holoprosencephaly;
Review the genetic causes of holoprosencephaly;
Provide an evaluation strategy to identify (when possible) the genetic cause of holoprosencephaly in a proband;
Inform genetic counseling of family members of an individual with holoprosencephaly.
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