- Majewski's polydactyly syndrome
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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
- ^ 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.
Osteochondrodysplasia (Q77–Q78, 756.4–756.5) Osteodysplasia/
osteodystrophyOther/ungroupedFLNB (Boomerang dysplasia) · Opsismodysplasia · Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (McCune-Albright syndrome)Chondrodysplasia/
chondrodystrophy
(including dwarfism)Other dwarfismFibrochondrogenesis · Short rib-polydactyly syndrome (Majewski's polydactyly syndrome) · Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosisCategories:- Congenital disorders
- Growth disorders
- Genetic disorders with OMIM but no gene
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