Léri-Weill, syndrome
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(dyschondrosteosis, Leri pleonosteosis)
Predominantly female skeletal dysplasia caused by a mutation (autosomal dominant transmission) of the SHOX gene on Xp22.33 or the SHOXY gene on Yp11.32. Curved radius, mesomelic dwarfism and Madelung wrist deformity (see this term).
Anesthetic implications:
short stature
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Updated: February 2019