Distal Arthrogryposis with Impaired Proprioception and Touch: Description of an Early Phenotype in a Boy with Compound Heterozygosity of PIEZO2 Mutations and Review of the Literature

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The recessive PIEZO2-associated disease, distal arthrogryposis with impaired proprioception and touch (DAIPT), is characterized by hypotonia, perinatal respiratory distress, significantly delayed motor milestones, and progressive symptoms of distal arthrogryposis and scoliosis. Here, we describe the youngest patient with DAIPT to date, who, at the age of 3.5 years, did not show a single clinical sign of distal...

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