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Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type II

Report of a case with characteristic skeletal features

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Osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type II manifests typical skeletal features which have not previously been described in the radio-graphic literature. We present an infant with characteristic findings and discuss related conditions, especially the Seckel syndrome.

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  1. T. E. Herman M.D.

    Present address: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, 63110, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, 63110, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    W. H. McAlister

  2. Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    N. J. Mendelsohn & S. B. Dowton

  3. James S. McDonnell Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    S. B. Dowton

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Herman, T.E., Mendelsohn, N.J., Dowton, S.B. et al. Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type II. Pediatr Radiol 21, 602–604 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012613

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