Medicine:Spondylocamptodactyly

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Spondylocamptodactyly
Other namesSpondylocamptodactyly syndrome
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It remains unclear whether this disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive manner.
SpecialtyMedical genetics
SymptomsSkeletal anomalies
CausesAutosomal dominant/recessive with pseudodominance inheritance
Risk factorsunknown
Preventionnone
PrognosisGood
Frequencyvery rare, only 5 cases from a single 3-generation family have been reported.
Deaths-

Spondylocamptodactyly, also known as Spondylocamptodactyly syndrome, is a very rare multi-systemic genetic disorder which is characterized by the presence of camptodactyly, flattened vertebrae and thoracic scoliosis of varying degrees.[1][2] It has been described in 5 members of a 3-generation Mexican family,[3][4] It is thought to be inherited in an either autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive with pseudodominance pattern.[5][6]

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