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Carpenter syndrome. Carpenter syndrome, also called acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II, [1] is an extremely rare autosomal recessive [2] congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, syndactyly, and polydactyly. [2] Acrocephalopolysyndactyly is a variation of acrocephalosyndactyly that presents with polydactyly.
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Marfan syndrome ( MFS) is a multi-systemic genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue. [6] [7] [1] Those with the condition tend to be tall and thin, with long arms, legs, fingers, and toes. [1] They also typically have exceptionally flexible joints and abnormally curved spines. [1]
Munsey's Magazine was an American magazine founded by Frank Munsey in 1889. Originally launched in 1889 as Munsey's Weekly, it became an illustrated monthly in 1891, printing both fiction and non-fiction. In 1893 the price was reduced from 25 to 10 cents and circulation rose to more than 250,000 issues. The same year Munsey became one of the ...
Barakat syndrome is a rare disease characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal disease, and hence also known as HDR syndrome. It is an autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity [2] that was first described by Amin J. Barakat et al. in 1977.
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Rudolf Arthur Pfeiffer (30 March 1931 – 1 June 2012) was a German geneticist. He discovered Pfeiffer syndrome in 1964. [1] Pfeiffer was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, on 30 March 1931. [1] [2] He studied at the Universities of Vienna, Frankfurt, and Heidelberg. [1]
Acrocephalosyndactyly. Acrocephalosyndactyly is a group of congenital conditions characterized by irregular features of the face and skull ( craniosynostosis) and hands and feet ( syndactyly ). [1] Craniosynostosis occurs when the cranial sutures, the fibrous tissue connecting the skull bones, fuse the cranial bones early in development.