Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome /mārēnes′kōshur′gren/ [Georges Marinesco, Romanian neurologist, 1863–1938; Karl Gustav Torsten Sjögren, Swedish physician, 1896–1974] , a hereditary syndrome transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait, consisting of cerebellar ataxia; mild to moderate intellectual disability and somatic growth delay; congenital cataracts; inability to chew; thin, brittle fingernails; and sparse, incompletely keratinized hair.
