Kabuki syndrome revisited.

Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a congenital syndrome with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 32 000. Individuals with the syndrome have multiple malformations, but remain identifiable by the presence of the distinctive craniofacial anomalies associated with the condition. Discovered in 1981 by two independent groups of Japanese scientists, spearheaded by Yoshikazu Kuroki and Norio Niikawa, much ambiguity relating to the syndrome persisted for over 30 years after it was initially discovered, with no definitive conclusions about its etiology having ever been established.