Smith-McCort dysplasia (SMC) is a rare autosomal recessive osteochondrodysplasia characterized by short limbs and trunk with barrel-shaped chest. The radiographic phenotype includes platyspondyly, generalized abnormalities of the epiphyses and metaphyses, and a distinctive lacy appearance of the iliac crest, features identical to those of Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease. Spinal cord compression due to atlantoaxial instability occurs in both SMC and DMC (Spranger et al., 1976; Nakamura et al., 1997).
Genetic Heterogeneity of Smith-McCort Dysplasia
Smith-McCort dysplasia-2 (SMC2; 615222) is caused by mutation in the RAB33B gene (605950) on chromosome 4q31. [from
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