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Long-term survival with diaphanospondylodysostosis (DSD): survival to 5 years and further phenotypic characteristics.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2012
Scottoline Brian, Rosenthal Scott, Keisari Rami, Kirpekar Rashmi, Angell Cathy, Wallerstein Robert
Abstract excerpt
We report on the natural history of diaphanospondylodysostosis (DSD) in the longest known survivor. DSD is a rare form of autosomal recessive vertebral dysotosis recently identified to be caused by a mutation in the BMPER gene. This condition is characterized by absent or severely delayed ossification of vertebral bodies, short broad thorax, short neck, protuberant abdomen, marked respiratory insufficiency, and...
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