However, he is now thought to have suffered from Proteus syndrome.

However, the diagnosis of Proteus syndrome in this patient has been questioned by others.

In 2011 researchers determined the cause of Proteus syndrome.

As attenuated forms of the disease may exist, there could be many people with Proteus syndrome who remain undiagnosed.

Proteus syndrome is a progressive condition wherein children are usually born without any obvious deformities.

However, careful research has shown that Merrick may have actually suffered from Proteus syndrome.

Proteus syndrome, a congenital disorder causing disproportionate growth of skin, bone, and other tissues.

Many sources classify Proteus syndrome to be a type of nevus syndrome.

A single-nucleotide polymorphism in this gene causes Proteus syndrome.

But doctors now say Merrick had another disorder, called Proteus syndrome, which affects the skull.

Doctors now say Merrick suffered from a cranial disease, Proteus syndrome.

Scientists think that he either had an illness called neurofibromatosis type I, one called Proteus syndrome, or both of these illnesses.

Proteus syndrome is a rare, complex growth disorder characterized by disproportionate overgrowth of various parts of the body.

In 2001 it was proposed that Merrick had suffered from a combination of neurofibromatosis type I and Proteus syndrome.

Some reports still describe her affliction as a rare form of Proteus Syndrome, but Sellars herself has disputed the diagnosis.

The most famous person with Proteus syndrome may be Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man".

Proteus syndrome causes an overgrowth of skin, bones, muscles, fatty tissues, and blood and lymphatic vessels.

Proteus syndrome is highly variable, and is named after the Greek sea-god Proteus, who could change his shape.

Proteus-like syndrome (PLS) is a condition similar to Proteus syndrome, but with an uncertain etiology.

In 2011, a mutation in AKT1 was strongly associated with Proteus syndrome, the disease which probably affected the Elephant Man.

Proteus syndrome, a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man)

NF-1 is not to be confused with Proteus Syndrome, which is a separate disorder, although significant confusion remains in both the media and medical community regarding this fact.

Proteus syndrome is characterised by nevi, asymmetric overgrowth of various body parts, adipose tissue dysregulation, cystadenomas, adenomas, vascular malformation.

The dominant theory throughout much of the 20th century was that Merrick suffered from neurofibromatosis type I. In 1986, a new theory emerged that he had Proteus syndrome.

Doctors were unable to provide a diagnosis for many years, until some doctors decided on Proteus syndrome in May 2006, though Sellar's condition is atypical in many respects.