Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty
Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty
(mel'nick nē'dĕlz), [MIM*309350]Melnick-Needles syndrome
A severe X-linked bone disorder (OMIM:309350) characterised by a typical facies: exophthalmos, full cheeks, micrognathia, malalignment of teeth, flaring of the metaphyses of long bones, bowing of legs, irregular constrictions in the ribs, and sclerosis of the base of skull.Molecular pathology
Gain-of-function mutations in FLNA, which encodes filamin A, cause Melnick-Needles syndrome.
Mel·nick-Nee·dles os·te·o·dys·plas·ty
(melnik nēdĕlz ostē-ō-dis-plastē)Synonym(s): osteodysplasty.
Mel·nick-Nee·dles os·te·o·dys·plas·ty
(melnik nēdĕlz ostē-ō-dis-plastē) [MIM*309350]Synonym(s): osteodysplasty.