St. Helena familial genu valgum
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St. Helena familial genu valgum is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by post-puberty genu valgum and misalignment at the elbows and wrists of variable severity. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.[1] It has been described in 2 families from St. Helena and Iran.[2]
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St. Helena familial genu valgum | |
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This disorder is characterized by severe post-pubertal genu valgum. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Prevention | none |
Prognosis | Medium |
Frequency | very rare, only 2 families worldwide have been described in medical literature with the disorder |
Deaths | - |
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