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Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia, 'corner fracture' type
Disease definition
Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia, 'corner fracture' type is a skeletal dysplasia associated with short stature, developmental coxa vara, progressive hip deformity, simulated 'corner fractures' of long tubular bones and vertebral body abnormalities (mostly oval vertebral bodies).
ORPHA:93315
Classification level: DisorderSummary
Epidemiology
Less than 30 patients have been reported in the literature.
Clinical description
Tetralogy of Fallot and odontoid hypoplasia have been reported in single patients with this syndrome.
Etiology
Currently, there are no human genes associated with the disease.
Genetic counseling
Autosomal dominant inheritance has been suggested.
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2009) Français (2009) Nederlands (2009)
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