Medical Term:
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome
Pronunciation: di-giv′ĕ mel′kē-ōr klaws′ĕn
Definition: a skeletal dysplasia that has some clinical resemblance to Morquio syndrome but without mucopolysacchariduria; characterized by mental retardation, short-trunk dwarfism, progressive sternal bulging, restricted joint mobility, waddling gait, and radiographic findings of irregular iliac crests and flattening of vertebral bodies; autosomal recessive inheritance. There is an X-linked form [MIM*304950].
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