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Short stature, ulnar deviation of hands with absent carpals and joint contractures: a new syndrome.

Phadke SR, Dalal A

Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. shubha@sgpgi.ac.in

We report on a case of short stature with facial dysmorphism, ulnar deviation of hands and joint contractures. The X-rays of hands showed dislocation of the distal end of the radius and growth of the radius over the head of the ulna with total absence of carpal bones and hypoplastic tarsal bones. This is first report of such an association.

Published 12 December 2006 in Clin Dysmorphol, 16(1): 55-7.
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