Jeune syndrome
asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
[MIM*208500]hereditary hypoplasia of the thorax, associated with pelvic skeletal abnormality.
Synonym(s): asphyxiating thoracic chondrodystrophy, asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia, Jeune syndrome, thoracic-pelvic-phalangeal dystrophy
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as·phyx·i·a·ting thor·a·cic dys·tro·phy
(as-fik'sē-āt-ing thōr-as'ik dis'trŏ-fē)Hereditary hypoplasia of the thorax, associated with pelvic skeletal abnormality.
Synonym(s): Jeune syndrome.
Synonym(s): Jeune syndrome.
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Jeune syndrome
(zhen) [Mathis Jeune, Fr. pediatrician, b. 1910]
A rare autosomal recessive form of dwarfism, accompanied by severe narrowing of the thoracic skeleton.
Synonym: asphyxiating thoracic dystrophyMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
Jeune,
Mathis, French pediatrician, 1910–.Jeune syndrome - hereditary hypoplasia of the thorax, associated with pelvic skeletal abnormality. Synonym(s): asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia
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