Marfan's syndrome: Description of a family

Camptodactyly, cleft palate, and club foot. A syndrome showing the autosomal-dominant pattern of inheritance.

“…Marfan's syndrome was considered because in this condition camptodactyly occurs quite commonly (Marfan, 1896;McKusick, 1960), club foot is not rare (Ross, 1949), and there have been occasional reports of cases with cleft palate (Gorlin and Pindborg, 1964a). However, we have not found a single report of Marfan's syndrome with all 3 of these anomalies; in fact, the only case we know of with even 2 of these anomalies is a member of the family described by Wilson (1957) …”

Concomitant occurrence of hypohyperdontia in a patient with Marfan syndrome: a review of the literature and report of a case

“…They include constriction of the maxilla, a high-arched palate, crowding, and a posterior cross-bite. 3,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] In the southern Chinese population, the reported prevalence of supernumerary teeth is 2.6%, and these supernumerary teeth are most commonly found in the anterior region of the maxilla. 18 To date, the dental literature on MFS has largely been confined to the reporting of the presence of a high palatal vault as a major clinical manifestation of the syndrome.…”

“…19,20 The various reported oral manifestations of patients with MFS are summarized in Table 2. 3,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] In the southern Chinese population, the reported prevalence of supernumerary teeth is 2.6%, and these supernumerary teeth are most commonly found in the anterior region of the maxilla. 32 The reported prevalence of hypodontia in the primary and permanent dentitions is 4.1% and 7.3%, respectively, with the most commonly missing permanent tooth being a mandibular incisor.…”

Marfan's Syndrome and Dissecting Aneurysm of Aorta

“…Arachnodactyly is present. She had sprained her ankles many times.Case12.-White man, age 34, (son of Case 10), is tall and thin. He has arachnodactyly and highly arched palate.…”