Dwarfism (definition)

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Definition: A genetic or pathological condition that is characterized by short stature and undersize. Abnormal skeletal growth usually results in an adult who is significantly below the average height.

Examples Achondroplasia; Cockayne Syndrome; Congenital Hypothyroidism; Dwarfism, Pituitary; Laron Syndrome; Mulibrey Nanism; Weill-Marchesani Syndrome

Other names Nanism

Substance	Categories	Source
Anauxetic dysplasia	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Dyssegmental dysplasia	*Dwarfism.
Bangstad syndrome	Ataxia Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Dwarfism Goiter Gonads/abnormalities.
Laplane Fontaine Lagardere syndrome	Dwarfism Joint Diseases Osteochondrodysplasias Spinal Diseases.
Gerodermia osteodysplastica	Bone Diseases/congenital Dwarfism *Skin Diseases, Genetic.
Geleophysic dwarfism	Dwarfism Eye Abnormalities Inclusion Bodies Connective Tissue/abnormalities.
Short limb dwarfism Al Gazali type	*Dwarfism Bone and Bones/abnormalities.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 2	Dwarfism Fetal Growth Retardation Microcephaly Osteochondrodysplasias.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 1	Dwarfism Fetal Growth Retardation Microcephaly Osteochondrodysplasias.
Seckel syndrome 2	Dwarfism Microcephaly.
Seckel syndrome 1	Dwarfism Microcephaly.
Seckel like syndrome type Buebel	Abnormalities, Multiple Dwarfism *Craniofacial Abnormalities.	Am J Med Genet. 1996;64(3):447-52
Mental retardation, macrocephaly, short stature and craniofacial dysmorphism	Dwarfism Intellectual Disability *Macrocephaly.
Brunoni syndrome	Radius Dwarfism Ectodermal Dysplasia *Facies Thumb/abnormalities.
Metatropic dwarfism	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Mesomelic dwarfism Reinhardt Pfeiffer type	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias Fibula/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.
Singh Chhaparwal Dhanda syndrome	Cataract Cryptorchidism Dwarfism Intellectual Disability Nystagmus, Pathologic Strabismus Patella/abnormalities.
Microcephalic primordial dwarfism Toriello type	Cataract Dwarfism Intellectual Disability Microcephaly.
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 3	Dwarfism Fetal Growth Retardation *Microcephaly.
Kniest dysplasia	Cleft Palate Dwarfism *Hyaline Membrane Disease Face/abnormalities.
Parastremmatic dwarfism	Dwarfism Kyphosis Intellectual Disability Scoliosis.
Brachydactylous dwarfism Mseleni type	Dwarfism Joint Diseases *Osteoarthritis.
Alopecia contractures dwarfism mental retardation	Alopecia Contracture Dwarfism Intellectual Disability.
Kenny Caffey syndrome	Dwarfism Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital *Hypocalcemia.
Boomerang dysplasia	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias *Facies.
Oliver-McFarlane syndrome	Blepharoptosis Dwarfism Hypertrichosis Intellectual Disability *Retinitis Pigmentosa Developmental Disabilities.
Thoraco limb dysplasia Rivera type	Dwarfism Limb Deformities, Congenital Ribs/abnormalities.
Ichthyosis, mental retardation, dwarfism, and renal impairment	Dwarfism Ichthyosis Kidney Diseases Intellectual Disability.
Diastrophic dysplasia	*Dwarfism.
Keratosis follicularis dwarfism cerebral atrophy	Brain Diseases Dwarfism *Darier Disease.
Megaepiphyseal dwarfism	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Nievergelt syndrome	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias *Limb Deformities, Congenital Leg/abnormalities.
De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome	Dwarfism Hypogonadism Intellectual Disability Xeroderma Pigmentosum.
Desbuquois syndrome	Dwarfism Joint Instability Ossification, Heterotopic Polydactyly *Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Rommen Mueller Sybert syndrome	Dwarfism Growth Disorders Heart Defects, Congenital Craniofacial Abnormalities.
Pseudodiastrophic dysplasia	Dwarfism Heart Defects, Congenital *Hernia, Umbilical.
Mollica Pavone Antener syndrome	Dwarfism Eye Diseases Growth Disorders Intellectual Disability Iris/abnormalities.
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, Toledo type	Corneal Opacity Dwarfism *Osteochondrodysplasias Spine/abnormalities.
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome	Dwarfism Intellectual Disability Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital Genetic Diseases, X-Linked.
Dwarfism tall vertebrae	Dwarfism Hip Dislocation, Congenital Spine/abnormalities.
Dwarfism stiff joint ocular abnormalities	Dwarfism Eye Abnormalities Hand Deformities, Congenital Joint Diseases.
Acromesomelic dysplasia Hunter-Thompson type	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Acromesomelic dysplasia Campailla-Martinelli type	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Acromesomelic dysplasia	Dwarfism Osteochondrodysplasias.
Cantu Sanchez-Corona Fragoso syndrome	Dwarfism Growth Disorders Intellectual Disability Puberty, Delayed.
Abuse dwarfism syndrome	*Dwarfism Child Behavior Disorders Developmental Disabilities.
Bird headed dwarfism Montreal type	Dwarfism Hair Diseases Micrognathism Nose Deformities, Acquired *Progeria Skull/abnormalities.
Astley-Kendall syndrome	Chondrodysplasia Punctata Dwarfism *Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Aarskog syndrome	Dwarfism Hand Deformities, Congenital Heart Defects, Congenital Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Face/abnormalities Genitalia, Male/abnormalities.
Miller-McKusick-Malvaux-Syndrome (3M Syndrome)	Dwarfism Intellectual Disability *Muscle Hypotonia Spine/abnormalities.
Rapadilino syndrome	Dwarfism Heart Septal Defects, Atrial Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Patella/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities.

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