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In 1938, Freeman and Sheldon described a syndrome characterized by a whistling face with a long philtrum, a puckered mouth, microstomia, H-shaped cutaneous dimpling on the chin, multiple joint contractures with camptodactyly, ulnar deviation of the fingers, bilateral talipes equinovarus, and kyphoscoliosis. The syndrome is also known as craniocarpotarsal dysplasia or “whistling face” syndrome.
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(2006). Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-161-5_80
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