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Metabolic syndrome coexists with adult Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis: A case report.
Journal of diabetes investigation - 1 Mar 2021
Wang Dongdong, Pan Xin, Wang Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) is usually caused by haploinsufficiency of the short stature homeobox-containing gene (SHOX). The clinical manifestation of this disease is a classic triad, which are short stature, mesomelia and Madelung deformity. LWD also includes other features, such as high body mass index. Short stature and high body mass index are risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus and...
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