ZMPSTE24 GENE ANALYSIS Restrictive Dermopathy (RD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, tight and rigid skin with prominent superficial vessels, joint contractures, bone mineralization defects, dysplastic clavicles, arthrogryposis and early neonatal death due to pulmonary hypoplasia and respiratory insufficiency (see review by Smigiel et al. 2010 Am J Med Genet […]
ViewZMPSTE24 AND LMNA GENE ANALYSIS Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD; OMIM 248370) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by skeletal abnormalities such as hypoplasia of the mandible and clavicles, acro-osteolysis of terminal phalanges, delayed closure of cranial sutures, joint contractures, mottled pigmentation, cutaneous atrophy, lipodystrophy and features of metabolic syndrome such as insulin resistance, hyperlipidaemia and […]
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