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A case of mesomelic dysplasia Kantaputra type--new findings and a new diagnostic approach.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B - 1 Sept 2008
Siwicka Karolina Anna, Kitoh Hiroshi, Nishiyama Masaki, Ishiguro Naoki
Abstract excerpt
Mesomelic dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of rare bone diseases characterized by disproportionate shortness of middle segments of limbs and short stature. This study reports a male patient with an early diagnosed mesomelic dysplasia Kantaputra type (MIM*156232), characterized by symmetric, bilateral forearm and lower leg shortening with feet malformations and ankle-tarsal synostoses. As a result of several...
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