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A Case of Geroderma Osteodysplasticum Syndrome: Unique Clinical Findings

open access: yesGlobal Medical Genetics, 2022
Geroderma osteodysplasticum (GO; MIM 231070) is characterized by a typical progeroid facial appearance, wrinkled, lax skin, joint laxity, skeletal abnormalities with variable degree of osteopenia, frequent fractures, scoliosis, bowed long bones ...
Maha Alotaibi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer Risk in Marfan Syndrome: A Swedish Population‐Based Cohort Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 7, Page 1707-1714, 1 October 2026.
The cancer risk in Marfan syndrome, an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder, largely remains to be explored. In this population‐based matched cohort study of 1544 Swedish patients, the overall cancer risk in adults with Marfan syndrome showed no significant increase, except for the risk of endocrine tumours with a nearly threefold increase ...
Ida Nordgren   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics and Genetic Analysis of a Family With Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome and Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2022
Background: Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome and congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) or Beals-Hecht syndrome are clinically rare autosomal dominant genetic diseases.
Jiayong Qiu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expanding the Genotype–Phenotype Correlation of Marden–Walker Syndrome due to PIEZO2 Gene Variants: A Case Report From Brazil

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 5, Page 1156-1161, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Marden–Walker syndrome (MWS; OMIM 248700) is an extremely rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple joint contractures, craniofacial dysmorphism, neurological abnormalities, and multisystem involvement. Although historically diagnosed on clinical grounds, only a few cases have been molecularly confirmed.
Guilherme Sotto Battiston   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autozygosity in a Turkish family with scoliosis, blindness, and arachnodactyly syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Saudi Medicine, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blindness-scoliosis-arachnodactyly syndrome has been described in a family with parental consanguinity. We present the strategy employed to determine the gene locus responsible for the syndrome.
Seda Orenay-Boyacioglu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal inflammatory skin and bowel disease type 2: a very rare disease associated with EGFR mutation

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2020
Homozygous Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation is associated with neonatal inflammatory skin and bowel disease type 2. We present the case of a preterm female infant with severe growth restriction and a severe and complex clinical course ...
Mariana Lemos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geleophysic Dysplasia Associated With FBN1 Mutation: Clinical Course, Valvular Heart Disease, and Response to Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Therapy

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Geleophysic dysplasia (GD) is a rare genetic condition caused by pathogenic variants in either the ADAMTSL2 or FBN1 gene. We present a patient that combined clinical features consistent with GD, including short stature, delayed bone age, progressive congenital heart disease, and a happy, round face.
Ray Thomas Katbe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive clinical and molecular assessment of 32 probands with congenital contractural arachnodactyly: report of 14 novel mutations and review of the literature. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Contains fulltext : 81654.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)Beals-Hecht syndrome or congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is a rare, autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by crumpled ears ...
Magnus Landgren   +69 more
core   +1 more source

A Case with Mega Cisterna Magna Renal and Ear Anomalies: Is This a New Syndrome?

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine, 2013
Background. Extrarenal pathologies may be associated with renal position and fusion anomalies. According to the literature, our patient is the first horseshoe kidney case that had mega cisterna magna, arachnodactyly, and mild mental retardation.
Çapan Konca   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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