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Dwarfism
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Definition
: A genetic or pathological condition that is characterized by short stature and undersize. Abnormal skeletal growth usually results in an adult who is significantly below the average height.
Examples
Achondroplasia
;
Cockayne Syndrome
;
Congenital Hypothyroidism
;
Dwarfism, Pituitary
;
Laron Syndrome
;
Mulibrey Nanism
;
Weill-Marchesani Syndrome
Other names
Nanism
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Anauxetic dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Dyssegmental dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism.
Bangstad syndrome
0
*Ataxia
*Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
*Dwarfism
*Goiter
Gonads/abnormalities.
Laplane Fontaine Lagardere syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Joint Diseases
*Osteochondrodysplasias
*Spinal Diseases.
Gerodermia osteodysplastica
0
*Bone Diseases/congenital
*Dwarfism
*Skin Diseases, Genetic.
Geleophysic dwarfism
0
*Dwarfism
*Eye Abnormalities
Inclusion Bodies
Connective Tissue/abnormalities.
Short limb dwarfism Al Gazali type
0
*Dwarfism
Bone and Bones/abnormalities.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 2
0
*Dwarfism
*Fetal Growth Retardation
*Microcephaly
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 1
0
*Dwarfism
*Fetal Growth Retardation
*Microcephaly
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Seckel syndrome 2
0
*Dwarfism
*Microcephaly.
Seckel syndrome 1
0
*Dwarfism
*Microcephaly.
Seckel like syndrome type Buebel
0
*Abnormalities, Multiple
*Dwarfism
*Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Am J Med Genet. 1996;64(3):447-52
Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and craniofacial dysmorphism
0
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability
*Macrocephaly.
Brunoni syndrome
0
Radius
*Dwarfism
*Ectodermal Dysplasia
*Facies
Thumb/abnormalities.
Metatropic dwarfism
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Mesomelic dwarfism Reinhardt Pfeiffer type
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias
Fibula/abnormalities
Ulna/abnormalities.
Singh Chhaparwal Dhanda syndrome
0
*Cataract
*Cryptorchidism
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability
*Nystagmus, Pathologic
*Strabismus
Patella/abnormalities.
Microcephalic primordial dwarfism Toriello type
0
*Cataract
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability
*Microcephaly.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 3
0
*Dwarfism
*Fetal Growth Retardation
*Microcephaly.
Kniest dysplasia
0
*Cleft Palate
*Dwarfism
*Hyaline Membrane Disease
Face/abnormalities.
Parastremmatic dwarfism
0
*Dwarfism
*Kyphosis
*Intellectual Disability
*Scoliosis.
Brachydactylous dwarfism Mseleni type
0
*Dwarfism
*Joint Diseases
*Osteoarthritis.
Alopecia contractures dwarfism mental retardation
0
*Alopecia
*Contracture
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability.
Kenny Caffey syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital
*Hypocalcemia.
Boomerang dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias
*Facies.
Oliver-
McFarlane syndrome
0
*Blepharoptosis
*Dwarfism
*Hypertrichosis
*Intellectual Disability
*Retinitis Pigmentosa
Developmental Disabilities.
Thoraco limb dysplasia Rivera type
0
*Dwarfism
*Limb Deformities, Congenital
Ribs/abnormalities.
Ichthyosis, mental retardation, dwarfism, and renal impairment
0
*Dwarfism
*Ichthyosis
*Kidney Diseases
*Intellectual Disability.
Diastrophic dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism.
Keratosis follicularis dwarfism cerebral atrophy
0
*Brain Diseases
*Dwarfism
*Darier Disease.
Megaepiphyseal dwarfism
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Nievergelt syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias
*Limb Deformities, Congenital
Leg/abnormalities.
De Sanctis-
Cacchione syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Hypogonadism
*Intellectual Disability
*Xeroderma Pigmentosum.
Desbuquois syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Joint Instability
*Ossification, Heterotopic
*Polydactyly
*Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Rommen Mueller Sybert syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Growth Disorders
*Heart Defects, Congenital
*Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Pseudodiastrophic dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism
*Heart Defects, Congenital
*Hernia, Umbilical.
Mollica Pavone Antener syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Eye Diseases
*Growth Disorders
*Intellectual Disability
Iris/abnormalities.
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, Toledo type
0
*Corneal Opacity
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias
Spine/abnormalities.
Dyggve-
Melchior-
Clausen syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability
*Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital
*Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
Dwarfism tall vertebrae
0
*Dwarfism
*Hip Dislocation, Congenital
Spine/abnormalities.
Dwarfism stiff joint ocular abnormalities
0
*Dwarfism
*Eye Abnormalities
*Hand Deformities, Congenital
*Joint Diseases.
Acromesomelic dysplasia Hunter-
Thompson type
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Acromesomelic dysplasia Campailla-
Martinelli type
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Acromesomelic dysplasia
0
*Dwarfism
*Osteochondrodysplasias.
Cantu Sanchez-
Corona Fragoso syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Growth Disorders
*Intellectual Disability
*Puberty, Delayed.
Abuse dwarfism syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
Child Behavior Disorders
Developmental Disabilities.
Bird headed dwarfism Montreal type
0
*Dwarfism
*Hair Diseases
*Micrognathism
*Nose Deformities, Acquired
*Progeria
Skull/abnormalities.
Astley-
Kendall syndrome
0
*Chondrodysplasia Punctata
*Dwarfism
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Aarskog syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Hand Deformities, Congenital
*Heart Defects, Congenital
*Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Face/abnormalities
Genitalia, Male/abnormalities.
Miller-
McKusick-
Malvaux-
Syndrome (3M Syndrome)
0
*Dwarfism
*Intellectual Disability
*Muscle Hypotonia
Spine/abnormalities.
Rapadilino syndrome
0
*Dwarfism
*Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
*Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome
*Limb Deformities, Congenital
Anal Canal/abnormalities
Patella/abnormalities
Radius/abnormalities.