Marshall-Smith syndrome

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 18 Aug 2019

Marshall-Smith syndrome (MSS) is a rare genetic syndrome primarily comprising the triad of facial dysmorphism, failure to thrive and accelerated osseous maturation 5. Many cases, however, have a wider clinical spectrum.

  • most cases are sporadic

Most cases with Marshall-Smith syndrome do not survive past early infancy, with death often occurring by three years of age, largely due to severe respiratory complications and infections that may result from them.

It was initially described by R E Marhsall and D W Smith et al. in 1971 2.

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