Fibrochondrogenesis
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Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare[1] autosomal recessive[2] form of osteochondrodysplasia,[3] causing abnormal fibrous development of cartilage and related tissues.[4]
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It is a lethal rhizomelic (malformations which result in short, underdeveloped limbs) form of dwarfism,[1] exhibiting both skeletal dysplasia (malformations of bone) and fibroblastic dysplasia (abnormal development of fibroblasts, specialized cells that make up fibrous connective tissue, which plays a role in the formation of cellular structure and promotes healing of damaged tissues).[4][5][6] Death caused by complications of fibrochondrogenesis occurs in infancy.[6]