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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Increased vertebral height
  1. 9q22.3 microdeletion 
    ... 3 microdeletion experience overgrowth (macrosomia), which results in increased height and weight compared to unaffected peers. The macrosomia ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/9q223-microdeletion - Genetics
  2. Weaver syndrome 
    ... in the oncogene EZH2 cause Weaver syndrome and increased human height. Oncotarget. 2011 Dec;2(12):1127-33. doi: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/weaver-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Marfan syndrome 
    ... have an arm span that exceeds their body height. Other common features include a long and narrow face, crowded teeth, an abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis or kyphosis), stretch marks (striae) not related ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/marfan-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome 
    ... hyperextensibility), abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine ... also have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. Both ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../bannayan-riley-ruvalcaba-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Achondroplasia 
    ... achondroplasia have short stature. Without treatment, the average height of an adult male with achondroplasia is 131 centimeters (4 feet, 4 inches), and the average height for adult females is 124 centimeters (4 feet, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/achondroplasia - Genetics
  6. Camurati-Engelmann disease 
    ... disease include abnormally long limbs in proportion to height, a decrease in muscle mass and body fat, ... 1 mutations in Camurati-Engelmann disease lead to increased signaling by altering either activation or secretion of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/camurati-engelmann-disease - Genetics
  7. Saul-Wilson syndrome 
    ... a very slow rate, with the average adult height being 3 feet, 6 inches (107 centimeters).Individuals ... bones (coxa vara), or flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly) and other spinal abnormalities. Some affected individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/saul-wilson-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Sotos syndrome 
    ... and have an unusually large head. However, adult height is usually in the normal range.People with ... an abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), seizures, heart or kidney defects, hearing loss, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sotos-syndrome - Genetics