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chondrodysplasia Blomstrand type

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An osteochondrodysplasia that is characterized by rapid endochondral bone maturation, short limbs, dwarfism and prenatal lethality, has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the PTH1R gene.

Signs and symptoms

  • Fetal ascites
  • Preductal coarctation of the aorta
  • Depressed nasal bridge
  • Hydrops fetalis
  • Narrow chest
  • Short ribs
  • Micrognathia
  • Flared metaphysis
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Micromelia

Also known as: Blomstrand lethal chondrodysplasia