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. 1994 Jun;31(6):486–489. doi: 10.1136/jmg.31.6.486

Costello syndrome: natural history and differential diagnosis of cutis laxa.

S J Davies 1, H E Hughes 1
PMCID: PMC1049929  PMID: 7520945

Abstract

Costello syndrome is emerging as a better delineated condition and should be included in the differential diagnosis of cutis laxa in association with postnatal growth retardation and developmental delay. We present a further case of Costello syndrome which illustrates the natural history of this condition.

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