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Summary

Stiff skin syndrome (SSKS) is characterized by hard, thick skin, usually over the entire body, which limits joint mobility and causes flexion contractures. Other occasional findings include lipodystrophy and muscle weakness (Loeys et al., 2010). Patients with similar phenotypes involving stiff skin have been described; see, e.g., familial progressive scleroderma (181750), symmetric lipomatosis (151800), and congenital fascial dystrophy (228020). [from OMIM]

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  • Also known as: ACMICD, ECTOL1, FBN, GPHYSD2, MASS, MFLS, MFS1, OCTD, SGS, SSKS, WMS, WMS2, FBN1
    Summary: fibrillin 1

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