Directory of Costello Syndrome Resources

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Costello Syndrome is an extremely rare disorder characterized by growth delay after birth (postnatal), leading to short stature; excessive, redundant loose skin on the neck, palms of the hands, fingers, and soles of the feet; development of benign (non-cancerous) growths (papillomata) around the mouth (perioral) and nostrils (nares); mental retardation; and/or characteristic facial appearance.

Resources in This Category

• Costello Kids

  http://costellokids.com/
  Official site of the International Costello Syndrome Support Group. Includes medical information, photographs and videos, therapy ideas, news, and links.

• GeneReviews: Costello Syndrome

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1507/
  Summary, diagnosis, clinical description, differential diagnosis, management, genetic counseling and molecular genetics.

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: Costello Syndrome

  http://www.omim.org/entry/218040
  References, gene map, and clinical synopsis.

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