The oto-palato-digital syndrome: variable clinical expressions.

The oto-palato-digital (OPD) syndrome is a rare but well-defined disorder characterized by a skeletal dysplasia of the hands and feet, hearing loss, and anomalies of the palate. Since it was first described by Taybi in 1962, a little over 30 cases have been reported in the literature. A more lethal variant of the syndrome was described later by Fitch and was termed OPD type II.