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Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome

Disease Summary
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GARD Rare
Mondo Description Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome (SWS) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital primary skeletal dysplasia, characterized by small stature, bowing of the long bones, camptodactyly, hyperthermic episodes, respiratory distress/apneic episodes and feeding difficulties that usually lead to early mortality.
Uniprot Description Severe autosomal recessive condition and belongs to the group of the bent-bone dysplasias. SWS is characterized by bowing of the lower limbs, with internal cortical thickening, wide metaphyses with abnormal trabecular pattern, and camptodactyly. Additional features include feeding and swallowing difficulties, as well as respiratory distress and hyperthermic episodes, which cause death in the first months of life. The rare survivors develop progressive scoliosis, spontaneous fractures, bowing of the lower limbs, with prominent joints and dysautonomia symptoms, including temperature instability, absent corneal and patellar reflexes, and smooth tongue.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0011108:  Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome
GARD:0005045: 
MESH:C537502: 
Orphanet:3206: 
SCTID:254097005: 
UMLS:C0432240: 
UMLS:C0796176: