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In [[medicine]], '''Gorlin [[sign (medicine)|sign]]''' is the ability to touch the tip of the [[nose]] with the [[tongue]].<ref>[http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Gorlin's+sign Gorlin's sign] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.</ref> Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with [[Ehlers Danlos]] can. Not to be confused with [[Gorlin Syndrome]] it is named for [[Robert J. Gorlin]].<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|doctor|358}}</ref> |
In [[medicine]], '''Gorlin [[sign (medicine)|sign]]''' is the ability to touch the tip of the [[nose]] with the [[tongue]] and touch the elbow with the tongue.<ref>[http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Gorlin's+sign Gorlin's sign] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.</ref> Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with [[Ehlers Danlos]] can. Not to be confused with [[Gorlin Syndrome]] it is named for [[Robert J. Gorlin]].<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|doctor|358}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:55, 8 January 2010
In medicine, Gorlin sign is the ability to touch the tip of the nose with the tongue and touch the elbow with the tongue.[1] Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, whereas five times as many people with Ehlers Danlos can. Not to be confused with Gorlin Syndrome it is named for Robert J. Gorlin.[2]
References
- ^ Gorlin's sign - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
- ^ doctor/358 at Who Named It?
External links
- [1] DermAtlas (from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions)
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