Catalog

Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/21266164

Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen disease is a rare skeletal disorder belonging to the group of spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasias (SEMD), and characterised by progressive dwarfism with short trunk, protruding sternum, microcephaly and mental retardation of varying severity.