We describe the case of an 8-month-old girl with achondroplasia-hypochondroplasia complex. The diagnosis was suggested antenatally when obstetrical ultrasonography at 27 weeks of gestation showed short limbs, small chest, and macrocephaly. The father has achondroplasia due to the common G1138A (G380
Achondroplasia-hypochondroplasia complex
β Scribed by Sommer, Annemarie ;Young-Wee, Theresa ;Frye, Thomas ;Reynolds, James F.
- Book ID
- 102701858
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 690 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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