title: A form of metatropic dwarfism in two brothers.
abstract: Two brothers are described with identical features of short-limbed dwarfism, normal face, hands and feet, respiratory difficulties and mild scoliosis. It proved impossible to offer a definitive diagnosis, though radiological features as a whole bore similarities to those of metatropic dwarfism, with the most notable feature the narrowing of the ossified components of the vertebral bodies.
mesh_terms: D004392:Dwarfism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging