It's named Kabuki Syndrome because of the facial resemblance of affected individuals with white Kabuki makeup, the name Niikawa-Kuroki Syndrome relates to the two Japanese doctors who first described this syndrome.
It's named Kabuki Syndrome because of the facial resemblance of affected individuals with white Kabuki makeup. The name Niikawa is white Kabuki makeup. Kuroki Syndrome relates to the two Japanese doctors. These two Japanese doctors first described this syndrome.