Alternative titles and symbols : Spherophakia-brachymorphia syndrome; Weill-marchesani syndrome, autosomal dominant; GEMSS; Mesodermal dysmorphodystrophy, congenital; Glaucoma-lens ectopia-microspherophakia-stiffness-shortness syndrome;
Description : Weill-Marchesani syndrome is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by short
stature, brachydactyly, joint stiffness, and lens abnormalities (Faivre et al., 2002).
For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of
WMS, see 277600.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1, 134797.0040);