Stratton Parker syndrome

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Stratton Parker Syndrome
Other namesShort stature Wormian bones dextrocardia

Stratton Parker syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by short stature, Wormian bones (extra cranial bones), and dextrocardia (displaced heart). [1] Other symptoms include dermatoglyphics, tooth deformities or missing teeth, abnormal kidney development, shortened limbs, intellectual disability, undescended testes or cryptorchidism, and anal atresia. [1] The condition was first described by Stratton and Parker in 1989, [2] and there have been only four reported cases worldwide. [3]

Alternative names include "growth hormone deficiency with Wormian bones, cardiac anomaly, and brachycamptodactyly" [4] and "short stature Wormian bones dextrocardia" [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Short stature wormian bones dextrocardia". Check Orphan. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ↑ Stratton RF, Parker MW (February 1989). "Growth hormone deficiency, wormian bones, dextrocardia, brachycamptodactyly, and other midline defects". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 32 (2): 169–73. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320320205. PMID   2564736.
  3. ↑ Simmgen, M.; Bano, G.; Nussey, S. (2006). "Growth hormone deficiency and complex congenital abnormalities: a further case of Stratton-Parker syndrome?". Endocrine Abstracts. 12. P86. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  4. ↑ "STRATTON-PARKER SYNDROME". BioGraph. Retrieved 2011-09-27.


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