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Fibrochondrogenesis

Congenital Malformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare autosomal recessive form of osteochondrodysplasia in which cartilage and related tissues develop abnormally and become fibrous. It is a lethal rhizomelic form of dwarfism, meaning the limbs are short and underdeveloped, and it shows both skeletal dysplasia, a malformation of bone, and fibroblastic dysplasia, abnormal development of the fibroblasts that make up fibrous connective tissue and help to heal damaged tissue. Death from complications occurs in infancy.

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Classification
Body System
Skeletal System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
XVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 1
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 1
Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)
Genetic / Hereditary 1
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1. Fibrochondrogenesis (Wikipedia)
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    rare autosomal recessive form of osteochondrodysplasia
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    skeletal dysplasia (malformations of bone)
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    Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare autosomal recessive form of osteochondrodysplasia, causing abnormal fibrous development of cartilage and related tissues.
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    Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare autosomal recessive form of osteochondrodysplasia, causing abnormal fibrous development of cartilage and related tissues.
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