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ORPHA:763

Pycnodysostosis

Also called Pyknodysostosis

Body system
Inborn errors of metabolism
Inheritance pattern
Autosomal recessive
Typical age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Estimated prevalence
1-9 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)
Rarity class
1-9 / 1 000 000

ORPHA:763 is classified under "Inborn errors of metabolism" in the Orphanet nomenclature.

Common signs

  • Brachydactyly
  • Frontal bossing
  • Persistent open anterior fontanelle
  • Obtuse angle of mandible
  • Delayed pneumatization of the mastoid process
  • Disproportionate short-limb short stature