Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia | |
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Classification and external resources | |
OMIM | 156500 |
Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is a type of chondrodysplasia associated with a deficiency of collagen, type X, alpha 1.[1][2][3]
These individuals will have normal serum calcium, phosphorus, and urinary amino acid levels which distinguishes them from many of the rickets syndromes. Long bones will be short and curved, with widened growth plates and metaphysis [4]
It is named for F Schmid, who characterized it in 1949.[5]
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Autsomal dominant disorder Predominantly affects the hip And can present with bowed legs