Gorlin sign
![Gorlin's sign in a case of EDS.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Gorlin%27s_sign_in_a_case_of_EDS.png/220px-Gorlin%27s_sign_in_a_case_of_EDS.png)
In medicine, the Gorlin sign is the ability to touch the tip of the nose or chin with the tongue.[1] Approximately 5 per cent of the general population can perform this act, whereas fifty per cent of people with the inherited connective tissue disorder, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, can. Named after pathologist Robert J. Gorlin,[2] it should not be confused with Gorlin syndrome, a more serious condition also named after him.
References[]
- ^ Gorlin's sign[dead link] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
- ^ doctor/358 at Who Named It?
External links[]
- [1] DermAtlas (from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions)
Categories:
- Symptoms and signs: musculoskeletal system