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spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity type 1

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A spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity characterized by vertebral abnormalities and ligamentous laxity that result in spinal misalignment and progressive severe kyphoscoliosis, thoracic asymmetry, and respiratory compromise that has_material_basi

A spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity characterized by vertebral abnormalities and ligamentous laxity that result in spinal misalignment and progressive severe kyphoscoliosis, thoracic asymmetry, and respiratory compromise that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the B3GALT6 gene on chromosome 1p36.33.

Signs and symptoms

  • Severe short stature
  • Short metacarpal
  • Kyphoscoliosis
  • Platyspondyly
  • Hyperplasia of the femoral trochanters
  • Flared metaphysis
  • Large iliac wing
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Hypoplastic iliac body
  • Myopia

Also known as: SEMDJL1; spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity, type 1, with or without fractures