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Platyspondylic dysplasia, Torrance type

Platyspondylic dysplasia, Torrance type is a severe disorder of bone growth. Infants with this condition have very short arms and legs, severely flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly), and unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly). Affected individuals also tend to have a small chest with short ribs that can restrict the growth and expansion of the lungs.

Beschreibung

Platyspondylic dysplasia, Torrance type is a severe disorder of bone growth. Infants with this condition have very short arms and legs, severely flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly), and unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly). Affected individuals also tend to have a small chest with short ribs that can restrict the growth and expansion of the lungs.

The serious health problems seen in infants with platyspondylic dysplasia, Torrance type often result in death before birth or shortly thereafter; respiratory failure is a common cause of death. 

Inheritance patterns

The source lists the following possible inheritance patterns: Autosomal dominant+New variant. More than one pattern can apply in different cases.

Other names

Platyspondylic dysplasia, Torrance-Luton type

Platyspondylic dysplasia, type Torrance, COL2A1-related

Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type

PLSD-T

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