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Marfanoid (or Marfanoid habitus) is a constellation of signs resembling those of Marfan syndrome, including long limbs, with an arm span that is at least 1.03 of the height of the individual, and a crowded oral maxilla, sometimes with a high arch in the palate, arachnodactyly, and hyperlaxity.
Lujan–Fryns syndrome (LFS) is an X-linked genetic disorder that causes mild to moderate intellectual disability and features described as Marfanoid habitus, referring to a group of physical characteristics similar to those found in Marfan syndrome.
Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome (MPL), also referred to as Marfan lipodystrophy syndrome (MFLS), is a variant of MFS in which Marfan symptoms are accompanied by features usually associated with neonatal progeroid syndrome (also referred to as Wiedemann–Rautenstrauch syndrome) in which the levels of white adipose tissue are ...
Marfanoid features are extremely common, including scoliosis, hyperkyphosis or hyperlordosis, pectus excavatum or carinatum, slender habitus, and long hands. [ 3 ] Ophthalmological features are common in Malan syndrome and can be used to distinguish it from Sotos syndrome .
Marfanoid facies – Marfan's syndrome; Snarling facies – myasthenia gravis; Myotonic facies – myotonic dystrophy; Torpid facies – myxoedema; Mouse facies – chronic kidney failure; Plethoric facies – Cushing's syndrome and polycythemia vera; Bird facies – Pierre Robin sequence; Ashen grey facies – myocardial infarction; Gargoyle ...
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Other common features include a "marfanoid habitus" characterized by long, slender fingers (arachnodactyly), unusually long limbs, and a sunken chest (pectus excavatum) or protruding chest (pectus carinatum). [5] It can be caused by variations in the gene PLOD1, or rarely, in the FKBP14 gene. [35]