Cartilage hair hypoplasia: characteristics and orthopaedic manifestations
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Cartilage hair hypoplasia: characteristics and orthopaedic manifestations
PURPOSE Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH) is a rare metaphyseal chondrodysplasia characterized by short stature and short limbs, found primarily in Amish and Finnish populations. Cartilage hair hypoplasia is caused by mutations in the RMRP gene located on chromosome 9p13.3. The disorder has several characteristic orthopaedic manifestations, including joint laxity, limited elbow extension, ankle v...
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cartilage hair hypoplasia (chh), is a rare cause of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia and short stature. other features included hair abnormality, immunodeficiency, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders (hirschsprung disease, celiac, …) and increased risk of cancer. the disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and previously has not been reported in iran. we report a 9-year-old boy diagnosed as carti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1863-2521,1863-2548
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-015-0646-z