SEMD, Matrilin type is a form of autosomal recessive spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia caused by homozygous mutation in matrilin 3, the extracellular matrix of cartilage. The phenotype is short-limb dwarfism. Several other skeletal changes such as lumbar lordosis and flat vertebral bodies characterize the disease.
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
H00767 SEMD, Matrilin type
