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Severe, atypical form of dyschondrosteosis (report of two cases).
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 2005
Bieganski Tadeusz, Bik Krzysztof, Cormier-Daire Valerie, Huber Celine, Nowicki Grzegorz, Kozlowski Kazimierz
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: We report a mother and her son with unique mesomelic dysplasia. The mesomelic shortening in the upper extremities presents features of Leri-Weill syndrome (dyschondrosteosis) (OMIM 127300), that of the lower extremities is consistent with Langer mesomelic dysplasia (OMIM 249700). Molecular studies showed a heterozygous short stature homeobox gene ( SHOX)deletion in both patients. A second genetic...
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