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A Heritable Disorder of Connective Tissue Distinct From Marfan Syndrome

Patrick M. MacLeod, MD; F. Clarke Fraser, PhD, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1973;126(6):810-812.

Abstract
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly is a newly delineated, dominantly inherited syndrome of multiple congenital joint contractures, arachnodactyly, deformed ears, and kyphoscoliosis.

The importance of differentiating this syndrome from Marfan syndrome and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, the two disorders it most closely resembles, is emphasized because of the different natural history of this disorder.

Author Affiliations
Montreal

From the Department of Medical Genetics, Montreal Children's Hospital. Dr. MacLeod is now with the Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Health Centre for Children, Vancouver.

Footnotes
Received for publication Nov 14, 1972; accepted July 9, 1973.

Reprint requests to Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Health Centre for Children, 715 W 12th Ave, Vancouver 9, British Columbia (Dr. MacLeod).

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