Handbook of Genetic Counseling/Beal's Syndrome

Beal's Syndrome Introduction What do you know about why you're here? Contracting Get medical information about *Get some pregnancy history Get family history Doctor will examine Discuss findings and answer any questions Beals Syndrome (Contractural Arachnodactyly Syndrome) Basic features appearance Occasional micrognathia, scaphocephaly, iris coloboma, ASD and VSD Changes as the child grows Gradual improvement in joint movements Genetics Autosomal dominant Linked to fibrillin locus on chrom. 5 (FBN2 gene) National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.(NORD) P.O. Box 8923 New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923 Telephone: (203) 746-6518 Fax: (203) 746-6481 Toll free: (800) 999-6673 TDD: (203) 746-6927 e-mail: orphan@rarediseases.org Home Page: Resources Notes The information in this outline was last updated in 1957.