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Acromesomelic dysplasia, Maroteaux type
Disease definition
A rare autosomal recessive acromesomelic dysplasia characterized by severe dwarfism (adult height <120 cm), both axial and appendicular involvement (shortening of the middle and distal segments of limbs and vertebral shortening), and with normal facial appearance and intelligence. It is a less severe form than acromesomelic dysplasia, Grebe type and acromesomelic dysplasia, Hunter-Thomson type .
ORPHA:40
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Español (2015) Français (2015) Italiano (2015) Nederlands (2015) Deutsch (2005) Português (2005)
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