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Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II and pachygyria: Morphometric analysis in a 2-year-old girl.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2020
Rossi-Espagnet Maria C, Dentici Maria L, Pasquini Luca, Carducci Chiara, Lucignani Martina, Longo Daniela, Agolini Emanuele, Novelli Antonio, Gonfiantini Michaela V, Digilio Maria C, Napolitano Antonio, Bartuli Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type II is a rare disorder characterized by skeletal dysplasia, severe proportionate short stature, insulin resistance and cerebrovascular abnormalities including cerebral aneurysms and moyamoya disease. MOPD type II is caused by mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene, which encodes a protein involved in centrosomes function. We report a 2 year old girl...
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