The entities that should be considered in the general differential diagnosis of Sotos syndrome are: Weaver syndrome; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Perlman syndrome; Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome; Fragile X syndrome; Bannayan-Zonana syndrome; PTEN mutations; Trisomy 15q26-qter; Nevo syndrome; Neurofibromatosis I; Marshall syndrome; Marfan syndrome; Homocystinuria; Acromegaly. Here, PTEN is linked to acromegaly.