Genetic diseases and other unusual disorders presented in art paintings
@inproceedings{Laskowska2012GeneticDA,
title={Genetic diseases and other unusual disorders presented in art paintings},
author={Magdalena Laskowska and Anna Krześlak and Ewa Forma and Paweł J{\'o}źwiak and Magdalena Bryś},
year={2012}
}
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Arachnodactyly represented in art
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A number of prominent artists, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries, have depicted subjects with unusually long fingers, sometime associated with elongation of the body, neck and head.
Literature review: Genetic conditions or anomalies in artworks
- ArtAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics
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This is a literature review of publications describing artworks that include depictions of individuals with suspected genetic conditions or congenital anomalies. Types of artwork described in the…
Rare Diseases in Mediaeval Europe
- Medicine
- 2020
Historic, paleo-pathological, iconographic and genetic research revealed several cases of acromegaly, achondroplasia, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, Dupuytren’s contraction, goiter, Marfan syndrome, Paget's disease and phenylketonuria, to illustrate that diseases with a low prevalence are not recent observations but already existed for many centuries.
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