Hypochondroplasia

Hypochondroplasia is characterized by disproportionate short stature, mild lumbar lordosis and limited extension of the elbow joints.

Cloverleaf skull

Trilobar skull configuration when viewed from the front or behind.


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PMID (PMCID)
9842995
MALE Child
Molecularly proven hypochondroplasia with cloverleaf skull deformity: a novel association.
Angle B, Hersh JH, Christensen KM.
Clin Genet. 1998;54(5):417-20.
Molecularly proven hypochondroplasia with cloverleaf skull deformity: a novel association.
9842995
MALE Child
Molecularly proven hypochondroplasia with cloverleaf skull deformity: a novel association.
Angle B, Hersh JH, Christensen KM.
Clin Genet. 1998;54(5):417-20.
The occurrence of a cloverleaf skull deformity appears to represent an example of variable expressivity in hypochondroplasia and suggests that additional factors other than a specific mutation can modify the phenotype in this disorder.