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Dwarfism with tall vertebrae

MedGen UID:
338839
Concept ID:
C1851996
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dwarfism tall vertebrae; Dwarfism with disproportionately high vertebral bodies; Short stature and tall vertebrae
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020792
OMIM®: 126950

Clinical features

From HPO
Coxa vara
MedGen UID:
1790477
Concept ID:
C5551440
Anatomical Abnormality
Coxa vara includes all forms of decrease of the femoral neck shaft angle (the angle between the neck and the shaft of the femur) to less than 120 degrees.
Severe short stature
MedGen UID:
3931
Concept ID:
C0013336
Disease or Syndrome
A severe degree of short stature, more than -4 SD from the mean corrected for age and sex.
Increased vertebral height
MedGen UID:
400628
Concept ID:
C1864853
Finding
Increased top to bottom height of vertebral bodies.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tüysüz B, Alp Ünkar Z, Turan H, Gezdirici A, Uludağ Alkaya D, Kasap B, Yeşil G, Vural M, Ercan O
Eur J Med Genet 2021 Dec;64(12):104346. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104346. PMID: 34597859
Meazza C, Lausch E, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Calcaterra V, Superti-Furga A, Silengo M, Bozzola M
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Mar 21;39:21. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-21. PMID: 23517720Free PMC Article
Demir K, Altıncık A, Böber E
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2013;26(1-2):147-50. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0239. PMID: 23457316

Diagnosis

Tüysüz B, Alp Ünkar Z, Turan H, Gezdirici A, Uludağ Alkaya D, Kasap B, Yeşil G, Vural M, Ercan O
Eur J Med Genet 2021 Dec;64(12):104346. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104346. PMID: 34597859
HabibUllah H, Al-Baradie R, Bashir S
Am J Case Rep 2019 Jan 9;20:36-38. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.912736. PMID: 30622233Free PMC Article
Meazza C, Lausch E, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Calcaterra V, Superti-Furga A, Silengo M, Bozzola M
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Mar 21;39:21. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-21. PMID: 23517720Free PMC Article
Demir K, Altıncık A, Böber E
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2013;26(1-2):147-50. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0239. PMID: 23457316
Stoll C
Genet Couns 2002;13(2):139-46. PMID: 12150213

Therapy

Meazza C, Lausch E, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Calcaterra V, Superti-Furga A, Silengo M, Bozzola M
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Mar 21;39:21. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-21. PMID: 23517720Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Meazza C, Lausch E, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Calcaterra V, Superti-Furga A, Silengo M, Bozzola M
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Mar 21;39:21. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-21. PMID: 23517720Free PMC Article
Demir K, Altıncık A, Böber E
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2013;26(1-2):147-50. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0239. PMID: 23457316

Clinical prediction guides

Tüysüz B, Alp Ünkar Z, Turan H, Gezdirici A, Uludağ Alkaya D, Kasap B, Yeşil G, Vural M, Ercan O
Eur J Med Genet 2021 Dec;64(12):104346. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104346. PMID: 34597859
Meazza C, Lausch E, Pagani S, Bozzola E, Calcaterra V, Superti-Furga A, Silengo M, Bozzola M
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Mar 21;39:21. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-21. PMID: 23517720Free PMC Article
Demir K, Altıncık A, Böber E
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2013;26(1-2):147-50. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0239. PMID: 23457316

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