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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, spondylodysplastic type, 1

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A form of spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome due to variants in B4GALT7 and characterized by short stature, variable degrees of muscle hypotonia, joint hypermobility, especially of the hands, and bowing of limbs. Additional features include the typical craniofacial gestalt (mid-face hypoplasia, round, flat face, proptosis and narrow mouth), hyperextensible skin that is soft, thin, translucent and doughy, delayed motor and/or cognitive development, characteristic radiographic findings (such as radio-ulnar synostosis, radial head subluxation or dislocation, metaphyseal flaring and osteopenia) and ocular abnormalities.

Causal genes
B4GALT7
Also known as
B4GALT7-related spondylodysplastic EDS · B4GALT7-related spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome · defective biosynthesis of proteodermatan sulphate · dermatan sulfate proteoglycan · dermatan sulphate proteoglycan

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