The 3-M syndrome. A heritable low birthweight dwarfism.
Two male siblings and one girl with the 3-M syndrome are reported. The main clinical features include low birthweight, proportionate dwarfism, hatched-shaped cranio-facial configuration, abnormalities of mouth and teeth, short broad neck with prominent trapezius, pectus deformity, transverse grooves of anterior chest, and winged scapulae.
Van Goethem
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Department of Paediatrics, Kliniek St. Augustinus Antwerpen, Belgium.
Malvaux
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome