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Larsen syndrome

Background

Larsen syndrome was first described in 1950 by an orthopaedic surgeon, Joseph Larsen. He noticed that a number of his patients shared common features including multiple dislocations of the major joints (wrists, elbows, hips and knees), deformities of the feet and an unusual facial appearance characterised by a flat nasal bridge, wide-spaced eyes, and a prominent forehead.

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Medical text written October 2003 by Contact a Family. Approved October 2003 by Professor M Patton, Professor of Medical Genetics, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

 

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