Look up: Nail Patella Syndrome

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   Nail Patella Syndrome
   An inherited birth that is characterized by bone, joint, fingernail and kidney abnormalities and affects approximately 1 out of every 50,000 live births. Common symptoms of the condition include abnormal kneecaps and thumbnails. The nails are usually missing or very short and can be discolored and easily split. Bones and joints are affected and the...
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   Nail-patella syndrome
   Nail-patella syndrome: An hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed or absent nails and underdeveloped or absent kneecaps (patellae). Other features include: Iliac horns Abnormality of the elbows interfering with full range of motion (pronation and supination) Kidney disease resembling glomerulonephritis, which can be progressive and ...
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   nail-patella syndrome
   <radiology> Fong syndrome, hereditary arthrodysplasia, J.W. Turner syndrome, autosomal dominant Features: abnormal fingernails, absent/hypoplastic patella, defects in radial head, iliac horns (bony processes along posterior surfaces of iliac bones), discoloration of iris ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Nail-patella syndrome
   `Nail-patella syndrome` (NPS) is a genetic disorder that is also referred to as Iliac Horn Syndrome, Hereditary Onychoostedysplasia, Fong Disease or Turner-Kiser Syndrome. The Nail-Patella syndrome is inherited via autosomal dominancy (`see` autosomal dominant) linked to aberrancy on human chromosome 9's q arm (`q` stands for longer arm), 9q34. This autosomal dominancy means that only a single copy, instead of both, is sufficient for disorder to...
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   nail-patella syndrome
   a hereditary syndrome consisting of dystrophy of the nails, absence or hypoplasia of the patella, hypoplasia of the lateral side of the elbow joint, and bilateral iliac horns. Called also hereditary osteo-onychodysplasia.
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   nail-patella syndrome
   rare hereditary (autosomal dominant) disorder characterized by small fingernails and toenails that show a tendency to split; small or absent kneecaps ...
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   nail-patella syndrome
   a skeletal disorder characterized by absence or hypoplasia of the patella, iliac horns, dysplasia of the fingernails and toenails, and thickening of the glomerular lamina densa; the lower ends of the femur have a shape very similar to Erlenmeyer flask deformity; autosomal dominant inheritance, caused by mutation in the gene encoding LIM-homeodomain...
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