Cutis laxa-Marfanoid syndrome
A rare genetic developmental defect with connective tissue involvement syndrome characterized by neonatal cutis laxa marfanoid habitus with arachnodactyly pulmonary emphysema cardiac anomalies and diaphragmatic hernia. Mild contractures of the elbows hips and knees with bilateral hip dislocation may also be associated. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1991.
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The Marfan Foundation
The Marfan Foundation is a nonprofit organization that saves lives and improves the quality of life of individuals with genetic aortic and vascular conditions including Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, and Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
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