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Reinhardt-Pfeiffer syndrome (Rudolf Arthur Pfeiffer)
Also known as:
Reinhardt-Pfeiffer form of mesomelic dysplasia
Ulnofibular dysplasia, Reinhardt-Pfeiffer type
Associated persons:
Rudolf Arthur Pfeiffer
Kurt Reinhardt
Description:
A syndrome characterised by short stature and short limbs, with mesomelic brachymelia, peculiar shortening of the ulna and fibula with deviation of the hand, and restriction of supination/pronation. Affects females more often than males. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.
Bibliography:
- K. Reinhardt, R. A. Pfeiffer:
Ulno-fibulare Dysplasie. Eine autosomal-dominant vererbte Mikrosomelie ähnlich dem Nievergelt Syndrom.
Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin, 1967, 107: 379-391.
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