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.
Department of Paediatrics, Kliniek St. Augustinus Antwerpen, Belgium.
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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