From Hall JG, Froster-Iskenius UG, Allanson JE. Handbook of Normal Physical Measurements, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, pp 270-275. | From Emory and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics |
Upper-to-lower segment ratio, both sexes, birth to 16 years. (From Harriet Lane Handbook (1975), by permission.) |
Upper-to-lower segment rations in Marfan syndrome. The US/LS falls with increasing age through early puberty. Points show the means for caucasian Marfan patients grouped in one-year intervals. Bars show +1 SD. The solid red curve is the mean and the dashed red curve 2SD below the mean for unaffected caucasians. (Normal curves adapted from McKusick, 1972, by Emory and Rimoin, with permission) |