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Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, short limb, abnormal calcification syndrome (disorder)

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A rare genetic primary bone dysplasia disorder with characteristics of disproportionate short stature with shortening of upper and lower limbs, short and broad fingers with short hands, narrowed chest with rib abnormalities and pectus excavatum, abnormal chondral calcifications (including larynx, trachea and costal cartilages) and facial dysmorphism (frontal bossing, hypertelorism, prominent eyes, short flat nose, wide nostrils, high-arched palate, long philtrum). Platyspondyly (especially of cervical spine) and abnormal epiphyses and metaphyses are observed on radiography. Atlantoaxial instability causing spinal compression and recurrent respiratory disease are potential complications that may be lethal.

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Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, short limb, abnormal calcification syndrome (disorder)

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  • Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, short limb, abnormal calcification syndrome
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