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New syndrome of spondylospinal thoracic dysostosis with multiple pterygia and arthrogryposis

✍ Scribed by Johnson, Virginia P.; Keppen, Laura D.; Carpenter, Mary S.; Randall, Brad B.; Newby, Paul E.


Book ID
101215964
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
385 KB
Volume
69
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-7299

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✦ Synopsis


We describe a "new" syndrome of spondylospinal thoracic dysostosis with a short curved spine and fusion of the spinous processes, short thorax with "crab-like" configuration of the ribs, pulmonary hypoplasia, severe arthrogryposis and multiple pterygia, and hypoplastic maxilla and mandible in two siblings. This appears to be an autosomal recessive lethal trait. A literature review revealed two reports of four similar or related cases. Am.


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