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  1. ... condition. Learn more about the gene associated with Metatropic dysplasia TRPV4 Inheritance Metatropic dysplasia is considered an autosomal ...
  2. ... Marie-Tooth disease More About This Health Condition Metatropic dysplasia At least 30 mutations in the TRPV4 gene have been identified in people with metatropic dysplasia, a skeletal disorder characterized by short stature (dwarfism) ...
  3. ... present at birth and progressively worsen throughout life. Metatropic dysplasia (from Greek metatropos, meaning "with change/changing pattern") ... trunk becomes relatively short compared to the limbs. Metatropic dysplasia may be lethal in the prenatal or perinatal ...
  4. ... synonym><synonym >Metatropic dwarfism, type II</synonym><synonym >Metatropic dysplasia type II</synonym><synonym >Swiss cheese cartilage dysplasia</ ...
  5. ... Pyle type, see Pyle disease Metatropic dwarfism, see Metatropic dysplasia Metatropic dwarfism, type II, see Kniest dysplasia Metatropic dysplasia Metatropic dysplasia type 1, see Metatropic dysplasia Metatropic ...
  6. ... Metatropic dwarfism, type II</other_name><other_name >Metatropic dysplasia type II</other_name><other_name >Swiss cheese ... topic><topic ><url >https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/metatropic-dysplasia</url><title >Metatropic dysplasia</title><other_names ><other_ ...
  7. ... Kniest chondrodystrophy Kniest syndrome Metatropic dwarfism, type II Metatropic dysplasia type II Swiss cheese cartilage dysplasia Additional Information & ...
  8. A dwarf is a person of short stature - under 4' 10" as an adult. Many conditions can cause dwarfism but Achondroplasia causes about 70 percent. ... People with dwarfism ...