Medicine:Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome

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Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome
Other namesPrader–Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly
This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner

Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome, also known as Prader–Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly or Urban syndrome,[1] is an extremely rare inherited congenital disorder first described by Urban et al. (1979).[2][3] It is characterized by genital anomalies, mental retardation, obesity, contractures of fingers, and osteoporosis,[3] though further complications are known.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 264010
  2. ↑ "Familial syndrome of mental retardation, short stature, contractures of the hands, and genital anomalies". J. Pediatr. 94 (1): 52–55. Jan 1979. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(79)80349-2. PMID 758422. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Prader-Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly (Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome): a probable second report". Am. J. Med. Genet. 31 (4): 787–792. Dec 1988. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320310410. PMID 3239569. 
  4. ↑ "Urban Rogers Meyer syndrome". Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=EN&Expert=3409. 
  5. ↑ "Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome". Jablonski's Syndromes Database (closed). NLM. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/archive//20061212/mesh/jablonski/cgi/jablonski/syndrome_cgi80c6.html. 

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