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[Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome: presentation of a case with a mutation of possible Spanish origin].
Medicina clinica - 3 Feb 2007
Martínez-Frías María Luisa, Cormier-Daire Valerie, Cohn Daniel H, Mendioroz Jacobo, Bermejo Eva, Mansilla Elena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome is a progressive spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia characterized by a short trunk dwarfism, barrel chest, sternal protrusion, kyphoscoliosis, severe platyspondyly, with a central constriction, irregular iliac wings with a lacy appearance, rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, microcephaly, coarse face, and variable mental retardation. This condition is...
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