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Distal arthrogryposis 5: a dominant syndrome of peripheral contractures and ophthalmoplegia.

Beals RK, Weleber RG

Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA. bealsr@ohsu.edu

A four-generation family with distal arthrogryposis 5 is described. All affected members had limitations of ocular motility and some had ptosis. Restrictive lung disease is a feature in most affected patients in this family. It is possible that this syndrome may be due to a muscle abnormality.

Published 1 November 2004 in Am J Med Genet A, 131(1): 67-70.
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