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Flared lower limb metaphysis

MedGen UID:
868129
Concept ID:
C4022520
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Flared metaphysis of lower limb bone
 
HPO: HP:0030307

Definition

The presence of a splayed (i.e.,flared) metaphyseal segment of one or more long bones of the leg. [from HPO]

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Acrofacial dysostosis Cincinnati type
MedGen UID:
903483
Concept ID:
C4225317
Disease or Syndrome
The Cincinnati type of acrofacial dysostosis is a ribosomopathy characterized by a spectrum of mandibulofacial dysostosis phenotypes, with or without extrafacial skeletal defects (Weaver et al., 2015). In addition, a significant number of neurologic abnormalities have been reported, ranging from mild delays to refractory epilepsy, as well as an increased incidence of congenital heart defects, primarily septal in nature (Smallwood et al., 2023).

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