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Melnick-Needles syndrome associated with growth hormone deficiency: a case report.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Jan 2009
Akın Leyla, Adal Erdal, Akın Mustafa Ali, Kurtoğlu Selim
Abstract excerpt
Melnick-Needles syndrome is an X-linked dominant bone dysplasia characterized by a typical facies (exophthalmos, full cheeks, micrognathia, and malalignment of teeth), flaring of the metaphyses of long bones, s-like curvature of the lower extremities, irregular constriction in the ribs, and sclerosis of base of the skull. The phenotype of affected individuals varies, even within families. About fifty cases of...
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