What is Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

What is Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

• Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by craniofacial abnormalities, skeletal abnormalities, hearing problems and wasting of arm and leg muscles.

Frontometaphyseal dysplasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Frontometaphyseal dysplasia, or a subtype of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Frontometaphyseal dysplasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: Introduction

Types of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia:

Broader types of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia:

• Head conditions
• Ear and hearing conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Congenital conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Dental conditions
• Oral conditions
• Joint conditions
• Pelvic conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

Complications of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see complications of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

What causes Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

Causes of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see causes of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

What are the symptoms of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

Symptoms of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see symptoms of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

Complications of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see complications of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

Can anyone else get Frontometaphyseal dysplasia?

More information: see contagiousness of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia
Inheritance: see inheritance of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Frontometaphyseal dysplasia.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: Medical Geneticist, Orthopedic Surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia.
Treatments for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see treatments for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia
Research for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: see research for Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

Name and Aliases of Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

Main name of condition: Frontometaphyseal dysplasia

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Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Frontometaphyseal dysplasia: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Frontometaphyseal dysplasia:

• Brow ridges
• Wide-set and downward-slanting eyes
• Very small lower jaw and chin (micrognathia)
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• Missing or misaligned teeth
• Hearing loss

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