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Indian Pediatr
; 2016 Aug; 53(8): 735-737
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-179183
RESUMO
Back ground: Metatropic dysplasia is a skeletal dysplasia characterized by rhizomelia, severe kyphoscoliosis and a coccygeal tail. Case characteristics: A 12 day-old male neonate had facial dysmorphism, short limbs and coccygeal tail and showed radiological features of metatropic dysplasia. Observation: A novel heterozygous variant was observed in TRPV4 gene. Message: We report a novel mutation in an Indian neonate with metatropic dysplasia.