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Case Report: short stature, kidney anomalies, and cerebral aneurysms in a novel homozygous mutation in the PCNT gene associated with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Petraroli Maddalena, Percesepe Antonio, Piane Maria, Ormitti Francesca, Castellone Eleonora, Gnocchi Margherita, Messina Giulia, Bernardi Luca, Patianna Viviana Dora, Esposito Susanna Maria Roberta, Street Maria Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a boy (aged 3 years and 7 months) with severe growth failure (length: -9.53 SDS; weight: -9.36 SDS), microcephaly, intellectual disability, distinctive craniofacial features, multiple skeletal anomalies, micropenis, cryptorchidism, generalized hypotonia, and tendon retraction. Abdominal US showed bilateral increased echogenicity of the kidneys, with poor corticomedullary differentiation, and...
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