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Hypochondrogenesis | |
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Specialty | Medical genetics |
Hypochondrogenesis is a severe genetic disorder causing malformations of bone growth.[1] The condition is characterized by a short body and limbs and abnormal bone formation in the spine and pelvis.
Hypochondrogenesis is a subtype of collagenopathy, types II and XI, and is similar to another skeletal disorder, achondrogenesis type 2, although the spinal changes seen in hypochondrogenesis tend to be somewhat milder.