Dubowitz syndrome (DS, % 223370) is a rare condition, firstly described in 1965, characterized by a constellation of different phenotypic features such as postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, mild developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, bone marrow failure and propensity to malignant tumors (Wallerstein et al., 1997;Yue et al., 2013). Despite approximately 200 cases have been described so far, a specific genetic alteration has not been identified yet and the diagnosis is still made on clinical grounds. Facial features are the most recognizable signs suggestive of the syndrome