Letter E

Ear, low-set

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A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location.

Technically, the ear is low-set when the helix (of the ear) meets the cranium at a level below that of a horizontal plane through both inner canthi (the inside corners of the eyes).

The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation

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