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A rare form of spondylometaphyseal dysplasia-type A4

Jochen TroegerJürgen W. SprangerT. DuettingA. Schulze

subject

musculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryDwarfismOvoid vertebraeAnatomymusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseOsteochondrodysplasiaEndocrinologySpondylometaphyseal dysplasiaDysplasiaInternal medicinemedicinePlatyspondylysense organsMild platyspondylyCongenital diseasebusinessGenetics (clinical)

description

We present 2 cases of a previously apparently unreported spondylo-metaphyseal dysplasia comprising dwarfism, severe metaphyseal changes, ovoid vertebrae and mild platyspondyly with anterior tonguing of the vertebral bodies. The inheritance may be autosomal recessive.

https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980616)78:1<61::aid-ajmg13>3.0.co;2-m