Article
Heterogeneity in Schwartz-Jampel chondrodystrophic myotonia.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 1997
Giedion A, Boltshauser E, Briner J, Eich G, Exner G, Fendel H, Kaufmann L, Steinmann B, Spranger J, Superti-Furga A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS; chondrodystrophic myotonia; McK 255,800) is a recessively inherited condition defined by myotonia, short stature, and bone dysplasia. Genetic linkage between SJS and chromosomal region 1q36-34 has been observed in several families, but the gene has not yet been identified. We studied the clinical and radiological features in 81 patients from the literature and 5 own...
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