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Achondroplasia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An autosomal dominant disorder that is the most frequent form of short-limb dwarfism. Affected individuals exhibit short stature caused by rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, characteristic facies with frontal bossing and mid-face hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, limitation of elbow extension, GENU VARUM, and trident hand. (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim, MIM#100800, April 20, 2001)

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  • French

  • Chondrodystrophie foetale
  • Maladie de Parrot
  • Nanisme achondroplasique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZRF8RV85-3

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