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M. Michael Cohen, Jr. & Patricia W. Hayden. Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1979;15(5B):291-6. Two similar patients are reported who have a newly recognized hamartomatous disorder distinguishable from Neurofibromatosis and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.

M. Michael Cohen, Jr. & Patricia W. Hayden. Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1979;15(5B):291-6. Two similar patients are reported who have a newly recognized hamartomatous disorder distinguishable from Neurofibromatosis and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.

Flemming Skovby, John M. Graham, Jr., Stig Sonne-Holm, & M. Michael Cohen, Jr. Am J Med Genet. 1993 Oct 1;47(5):656-9. We report on 2 children with spinal stenosis and neurologic sequelae. They illustrate the 2 ways in which spinal compromise may develop in Proteus syndrome–vertebral anomalies or tumor infiltration. In one patient, spinal stenosis resulted [...]

Courtesy stigma refers to the stigmatization an unaffected person experiences due to his or her relationship with a person who bears a stigma. Parents of children with genetic conditions are particularly vulnerable to courtesy stigma. Click here for more info

Leslie G. Biesecker, Rudolf Happle, John B. Mulliken, Rosanna Weksberg, John M. Graham, Jr., Denis L. Viljoen, and M. Michael Cohen, Jr. Am J Med Genet. 1999 Jun 11;84(5):389-95. Proteus syndrome is a complex disorder comprising malformations and overgrowth of multiple tissues. The disorder is highly variable and appears to affect patients in a mosaic [...]

Thomas N. Darling, M.D. Ph.D. Department of Dermatology Uniformed Services University » Click here to download the Full Article (PDF)

We present a series of seven patients who were previously diagnosed with Proteus syndrome, but who do not meet published diagnostic criteria for this disorder. Click here for more info

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