title: Hyperlaxity in males with Melnick-Needles syndrome.
abstract: Here we report on a boy with Melnick-Needles syndrome. He presented extreme hyperlaxity of skin and joints, suggesting that this syndrome is another example of a generalized connective tissue disorder.
authors: Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Fryns
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Schinzel
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Van den Berghe
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology*