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Aarskog syndrome    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Definition:

An inherited disease characterized by short stature, facial abnormalities, musculoskeletal, and genital anomalies.

Causes and Risks

Aarskog syndrome is an x-linked recessive genetic disorder. This disorder affects mainly males, although females may have milder manifestation of some of the features.  It is caused by mutations in a gene called FGDY1 found on the X chromosome.

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