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SHORT syndrome

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A syndrome of multiple anomalies whose name stands for short stature, hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly and teething delay which, along with mild intrauterine growth restriction, partial lipodystrophy, delayed bone age, hernias an

A syndrome of multiple anomalies whose name stands for short stature, hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly and teething delay which, along with mild intrauterine growth restriction, partial lipodystrophy, delayed bone age, hernias and progeroid appearance, that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the PIK3R1 gene on chromosome 5q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Delayed eruption of teeth
  • Absence of subcutaneous fat
  • Delayed skeletal maturation
  • Short chin
  • Reduced subcutaneous adipose tissue
  • Macrotia
  • Triangular face
  • Low-set ears
  • Insulin resistance
  • Ovarian cyst

Also known as: Aarskog-Ose-Pande syndrome; Lipodystrophy-Rieger anomaly-diabetes syndrome; Rieger anomaly-partial lipodystrophy syndrome; short stature, hyperextensibility, hernia, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, and teething delay