An autosomal dominant condition caused by mutation(s) in the COL11A1 gene, encoding collagen alpha-1(XI) chain. The syndrome may be characterized by facial dysmorphism, cataracts, myopia, hearing loss, and short stature. Mutation(s) in the COL11A1 gene are causative in Stickler syndrome, but the phenotype of Marshall syndrome is more mild.

Marshall syndrome (MRSHS) is characterized by midfacial hypoplasia, cleft palate, ocular anomalies including high myopia and cataracts, sensorineural hearing loss, short stature with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, and arthropathy. In contrast to Stickler syndrome type II, it has less severe eye findings but striking ocular hypertelorism, more pronounced maxillary hypoplasia, and ectodermal abnormalities (summary by Shanske et al., 1997 and Ala-Kokko and Shanske, 2009). (OMIM)

Marshall syndrome is an inherited condition characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, eye abnormalities, hearing loss, and early-onset arthritis. Those with Marshall syndrome can also have short stature. Some researchers have argued that Marshall syndrome represents a variant form of Stickler syndrome; but this remains...