snub-nose dwarfism

snub-·nose dwarf·ism

dwarfism characterized by low birth weight, snub-nose, and stocky build; autosomal dominant inheritance. There is a similar autosomal recessive phenotype [MIM*223600].

Synonym(s): dominantly inherited Lévi disease

Lévi,

E. Leopold, French endocrinologist, 1868-1933.

dominantly inherited Lévi disease - dominantly inherited dwarfism characterized by low birth weight, snub nose, and stocky build. Synonym(s): snub-nose dwarfism

Lorain-Lévi dwarfism - see under Lorain

Lorain-Lévi infantilism - Synonym(s): Lorain-Lévi dwarfism

Lorain-Lévi syndrome - Synonym(s): Lorain-Lévi dwarfism