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. 1989 Jan;26(1):51–54. doi: 10.1136/jmg.26.1.51

Hydrocephalus, tall stature, joint laxity, and kyphoscoliosis: a new inherited disorder of connective tissue?

P Daish 1, M J Hardman 1, M A Lamont 1
PMCID: PMC1015537  PMID: 2918526

Abstract

We describe two sisters with hydrocephalus, tall stature, joint laxity, and thoracolumbar kyphosis.

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