American Journal of Medical Genetics 58:294 (1995)

Letter to the Editor

Reply to Dr. Ramirez-Dueiias and Dr. Cantu

To the Editor: of clinical delineation with few families reported, it seems reasonable to conclude that GCSl and FTSS are the same clinical entity. Clinical/phenotypical differences observed could be the 1 would like to thank Dr. Ramirez-Dueiias and Dr.

Cantu for their interest in our paper on faciothoraco- skeletal syndrome (FTSS). Actually there is a close re- semblance between our patients and those with A. Richieri-Costa Guadalajara camptodactyly syndrome type 1 (GCS1). Discordant points are too few to support a clear dis- tinction between them. Considering the present stage

of clinical variability,

Departmento de Genktica Clinica HPRLLP-USP Bauru, SP, Brazil

Received for publication November 22, 1994; revision received January 6, 1995.

Address reprint requests to A. Richieri-Costa, Departamento de Clinica Genetica, HPRLLP-USP, P.O. Box 620, 17043 Bauru, SP, Brazil.

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