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spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Strudwick type

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A spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia that has_material_basis_in mutations in the COL2A1 gene which results_in short stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities (lordosis, scoliosis, flattened vertebrae, pectus carinatum, coxa vara, clubfoot, and abnormal epiphys

A spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia that has_material_basis_in mutations in the COL2A1 gene which results_in short stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities (lordosis, scoliosis, flattened vertebrae, pectus carinatum, coxa vara, clubfoot, and abnormal epiphyses or metaphyses).

Signs and symptoms

  • Disproportionate short-limb short stature
  • Pectus carinatum
  • Severe short stature
  • Club-shaped proximal femur
  • Brachydactyly
  • Hypoplasia of the odontoid process
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Narrow greater sciatic notch
  • Hypoplastic pubic bone
  • Metaphyseal dappling