The Physical Lincoln

[Joe Di Cola]

(07-10-2012 12:32 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Gene, I do not see anything specifically on teeth. The word "teeth" is not in the index. Some of the main topics of the book are:

Height and Limbs
Hands
Feet
Head, Neck, Chest, Spine, Voice
Joints
Eyes
Cardiovascular
Lips
Gut
Skin
Muscles
Skull
Family Members (sons)

Much of the discussion revolves around Dr. Sotos' opinion that Lincoln DID NOT have Marfan's. In fact I think there are at least as many pages devoted to that as there are that try to show Lincoln may well have had MEN2B.

Dr. Sotos devotes an entire chapter to lips (see Ed Steers' post). Here is an example. The photo is a close-up of Willie, and the caption reads, "The large protruding lower lip has a very large mass just right of the midline, and a smaller mass just left of the midline. The upper lip is consistently asymmetric. Upper eyelids have redundant skin and droop"

Dr. Sotos believes both Tad and Willie had MEN2B as well as Abraham.

Mustache-less and beardless photos of Robert show a similar thickening of the lips, and he lived into his 80s. I am still a sceptic.