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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Hypoplasia of first ribs
  1. ... which symptoms worsen varies among affected individuals.The first signs and symptoms of ... of the ribs, chest, spine, hips, and wrists. People with MPS ...
  2. ... be seen on x-ray images after the first year of life. Affected individuals ... a small rib cage, which sometimes causes breathing problems in infancy, ...
  3. ... legs, called short-trunk dwarfism.The spine and rib abnormalities, which are present from birth, cause other signs ... spinal cord, fails to close completely during the first few weeks of ... a spinal cord abnormality known as spina bifida and a brain abnormality ...
  4. ... size (macrocephaly) with a prominent forehead; and skeletal abnormalities involving the spine, ribs, or skull. These signs and symptoms are typically ...
  5. ... of the bones of the spine (vertebrae) and ribs. They can also have abnormalities of the bones of the hands or feet, ...
  6. ... have defects in other bones, such as the ribs or spine.Less commonly, affected individuals have abnormalities of the heart, kidneys, genitalia, or gastrointestinal tract. ...
  7. ... caused by problems with cilia and involve bone abnormalities. Several of these disorders, including asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, are sometimes classified more specifically as short rib-polydactyly syndromes (SRPSs) based on their signs and ...
  8. ... curved pinky fingers (fifth finger clinodactyly). Other skeletal abnormalities associated with this disorder include thickening of the skull bones, flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly), broad ribs, and underdevelopment of the wing-shaped structures of ...
  9. ... bone. Mutations in the IFT80 gene were the first genetic changes found to cause asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, an inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by a small chest, short ribs, and shortened bones in the arms and legs. ...