Short rib-polydactyly syndrome - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Short rib – polydactyly syndrome is a family of four closely related dysplasia

Dysplasia

Dysplasia , is a term used in pathology to refer to an abnormality of development. This generally consists of an expansion of immature cells, with a corresponding decrease in the number and location of mature cells. Dysplasia is often indicative of an early neoplastic process...

I - "Saldino-Noonan type"
II - "Majewski type
Majewski's polydactyly syndrome
Majewski's polydactyly syndrome, also known as polydactyly with neonatal chondrodystrophy type I, short rib-polydactyly syndrome type I, and short rib-polydactyly syndrome, is a lethal form of neonatal dwarfism characterized by osteochondrodysplasia with a narrow thorax, polysyndactyly,...

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III - "Verma-Naumoff type" (associated with DYNC2H1
DYNC2H1
Cytoplasmic dynein 2 heavy chain 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DYNC2H1 gene.It is associated with Short rib-polydactyly syndrome type 3.It is also associated with Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia.-Further reading:...

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IV - "Beemer-Langer type"

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