Congenital contractural arachnodactyly. A heritable disorder of connective tissue.

Abstract

Twelve kindreds with congenital contractural arachnodactyly, a distinct syndrome of arachnodactyly, dolichostenomelia, contractures, scoliosis, characteristic ear shape, and normal intelligence that is transmitted by autosomal dominant inheritance have been identified in the literature and two additional kindreds described.