Boomerang dysplasia
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Boomerang dysplasia is a lethal form of osteochondrodysplasia[1] known for a characteristic congenital feature in which bones of the arms and legs are malformed into the shape of a boomerang.[2] Death usually occurs in early infancy due to complications arising from overwhelming systemic bone malformations.[1]
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Boomerang dysplasia | |
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Other names | Dwarfism with short, bowed, rigid limbs and characteristic facies |
Boomerang dysplasia has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
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Osteochondrodysplasias are skeletal disorders that cause malformations of both bone and cartilage.