The skeletal dysplasias are a large diverse group of several hundred disorders which are marked by abnormal bone and cartilage growth with resultant short stature. Dysplasias have been divided into larger groups according to common radiographic and/or genetic mutations. The purpose of this educational exhibit is to highlight one of these major groups, which are characterized by mutations of type 2 collagen. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Parnell Shawn

Keywords: skeletal dysplasia, musculoskeletal, type 2 collagen, skeletal survey, dwarfism