Majewski's polydactyly syndrome

Majewski's polydactyly syndrome
Classification and external resources
OMIM	263520
DiseasesDB	32793

Majewski's polydactyly syndrome, also known as polydactyly with neonatal chondrodystrophy type I, short rib-polydactyly syndrome type I, and short rib-polydactyly syndrome, is a lethal form of neonatal dwarfism characterized by osteochondrodysplasia (skeletal abnormalities in the development of bone and cartilage) with a narrow thorax, polysyndactyly, disproportionately short tibiae, thorax dysplasia, hypoplastic lungs and respiratory insufficiency. Associated anomalies include protruding abdomen, brachydactyly, peculiar faces, hypoplastic epiglottis, cardiovascular defects , renal cysts, and also genital anomalies. Death occurs before or at birth.

The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.

It was characterized in 1971.^[1]

References

1. ^ Majewski, F.; Pfeiffer; Lenz; Müller; Feil; Seiler (1971). "Polysyndactyly, short limbs, and genital malformations--a new syndrome?". Zeitschrift fur Kinderheilkunde 111 (2): 118–138. doi:10.1007/BF00446428. PMID 4331366.  edit