Arthrogryposis, distal, type 9 (DA9)
July 9 2016
Summary Distal arthrogryposis type 9 (DA9 – also known as congenital contractural arachnodactyly or Beals / Beals-Hecht syndrome) is caused by heterozygous mutation in the fibrillin-2 gene (FBN2), which is crucial for microfibril structure. The transmission is autosomal dominant. Due to its genetic etiology, it show some clinical overlap with Marfan syndrome, which is caused