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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:633-638 doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.5.633
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Muscle fibrillin deficiency in Marfan’s syndrome myopathy

Table 1

Details of affected individuals

Proband
Feature II-1 II-2 II-4 II-5 II-6 II-7 III-3 III-6 III-7 III-8 III-9 III-10 III-11
+, feature present; –, feature absent; nt, not tested.
Age (years) 48 42 46 45 40 38 20 13 21 26 20 17 14
FBN1 mutation + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Span:height >1.05 +
Wrist/thumb sign + + + + + + + +
Pectus carinatum + + + + + + + + + + + +
Pectus excavatum
Scoliosis + +
Pes planus
Acetabular protrusion nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt
Reduced elbow extension
Marfanoid facies + + + + + + + + + + + +
High arched palate + + + + + + + + + + + +
Joint hypermobility + +
Mitral prolapse/regurgitation + nt + + +
Aortic dilatation + nt +
Recurrent pneumothorax +
Skin striae + + + + +
Recurrent hernias + + +
Ectopia lentis nt nt
Myopia + +
Dural extasia nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt
Limb weakness + +
Respiratory weakness nt + + +

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