Skeletal Dysplasias Flashcards
Achondroplasia (Tyrion) Gene MOI
Gene: FGFR3
Results from a point mutation
MOI: AD
80% de movo
Increased risk with APA
Clinical features Achondroplasia
Macrocephaly with frontal bossing
Midface retrusion and depressed nasal bridge
Bowlegs
Trident hands
Excessive forward curvature of the spine in the upper back
Hypochondroplasia gene, MOI
GENE: FGFR3; (AD); majority of cases are de nov
Features of hypochondroplasia
Stocky build
Shortening of the proximal or middle segment s of the extremities
broad , short hands and feet with brachydactyly
Macrocephaly with relatively normal facies
Cleidocranial dysplasia (Stranger things)
gene, moi
RUNX2, AD
Classic triad for Cleidocranial dysplasia (Stranger things)
Delayed closure of the cranial sutures
Hypoplastic or aplastic clavicles
Dental abnormalities
Diastrophic dysplasia (Little people big world) Gene, moi
SLC26A2, AR
features for Diastrophic dysplasia (Little people big world)
Normal sized head
Slight trunk shortening
Hitchhiker thumb
Fusion of the joints of the fingers or toes
Small chest
CP cystic ear swelling
Hereditary multiple osteochondromas syndrome
Multiple osteochondromas (bony growths)
Gene: EXT1 OR EXT2
MOI: AD
10% de novo
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC) (harry potter) features
Barrel chest
Hearing loss
Myopia
Delayed ossification of the vertebrae and pubic bones
gene for Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC)
COL2A1, (AD)
most common genes in OI
COL1A1 or COL1A2
OI type 1 Classic non deforming
Blue sclerra
Possible femoral bowing at birth
Joint hypermobility
Progressive hearing loss
OI type 2 Perinatally lethal
Evident at birth
Dark blue sclerra
Connective tissue is extremely fragile
Large, soft skull
OI type 3 Progressively deforming
Most do not walk without assistance
Water temp difference at belly button
Extreme growth delay and very short stature
Barrel chest
Hearing loss in teenage years