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Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
A distal arthrogryposis characterized by contractures, arachnodactyly, scoliosis, and crumpled ears that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the FBN2 gene on chromosome 5q23.3.
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Overview
A distal arthrogryposis characterized by contractures, arachnodactyly, scoliosis, and crumpled ears that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the FBN2 gene on chromosome 5q23.3.
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