Article
Distinct, autosomal recessive form of spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia segregating in an inbred Pakistani kindred.
American journal of medical genetics - 6 Aug 1998
Ahmad M, Faiyaz Ul Haque M, Ahmad W, Abbas H, Haque S, Krakow D, Rimoin D L, Lachman R S, Cohn D H
Abstract excerpt
We describe a large inbred kindred from a remote area of Pakistan, comprising eight generations, with a distinct form of spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia (SEMD). We evaluated 16 affected individuals: 11 males and 5 females. Analysis of the pedigree strongly suggests autosomal recessive inheritanc...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Alleles
- Consanguinity
- Dwarfism
- Female
- Gait
- Genes, Recessive
- Hand Deformities, Congenital
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Leg
- Male
