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A newly recognized syndrome of Marfanoid habitus; long face; hypotelorism; long, thin nose; long, thin hands and feet; and a specific pattern of language and learning disabilities.

Giacheti CM, Zanchetta S, Maranhe E, Cassab TV, Abramides DV, Souza DH, De-Vitto LP, Richieri-Costa A

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, UNESP, Marília, SP, Brazil.

Here, we report on a newly recognized syndrome in a Brazilian family with three affected women, who had a Marfanoid habitus; long face; hypotelorism; long, thin nose; long, thin hands and feet; and language and learning disabilities. The disorder is compatible with autosomal dominant inheritance.

Published 6 December 2007 in Am J Med Genet A, 143(24): 3137-9.
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