Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease (DMC) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the association of spondylo-epimetaphyseal dysplasia and mental retardation. The patients have a shortened trunk, striking barrel-shaped thorax, rhizomelic limb shortening, and distal deformities. A clinical entity similar to DMC but without mental retardation is called Smith McCort dysplasia. [DS:H02497]
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Multiple developmental anomalies or syndromes
LD24 Syndromes with skeletal anomalies as a major feature
H00757 Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease
Neumann LM, El Ghouzzi V, Paupe V, Weber HP, Fastnacht E, Leenen A, Lyding S, Klusmann A, Mayatepek E, Pelz J, Cormier-Daire V
Title
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome and Smith-McCort dysplasia: clinical and molecular findings in three families supporting genetic heterogeneity in Smith-McCort dysplasia.
