Freeman–Sheldon syndrome
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Freeman–Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is a very rare form of multiple congenital contracture (MCC) syndromes (arthrogryposes) and is the most severe form of distal arthrogryposis (DA).[1][2][3] It was originally described by Ernest Arthur Freeman and Joseph Harold Sheldon in 1938.[4][5]: 577
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Freeman–Sheldon syndrome | |
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Other names | Distal arthrogryposis type 2A (DA2A), craniocarpotarsal dysplasia, craniocarpotarsal dystrophy, cranio-carpo-tarsal syndrome, whistling face–windmill vane hand syndrome |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
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As of 2007, only about 100 cases had been reported in medical literature.[6]