Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome
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| Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome |
| Classification and external resources |
| OMIM |
264010 |
Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome, also known as Prader-Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly or Urban syndrome,[1] is an extremely rare inherited congenital disorder first described by Urban et al. (1979).[2][3] It is characterized by genital anomalies, mental retardation, obesity, contractures of fingers, and osteoporosis,[3] though further complications are known.[4][5]
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- ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 264010
- ^ Urban MD, Rogers JG, Meyer WJ (Jan 1979). "Familial syndrome of mental retardation, short stature, contractures of the hands, and genital anomalies". J. Pediatr. 94 (1): 52–55. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(79)80349-2. PMID 758422.
- ^ a b Pagnan NA, Gollop TR (Dec 1988). "Prader-Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly (Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome): a probable second report". Am. J. Med. Genet. 31 (4): 787–792. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320310410. PMID 3239569.
- ^ "Urban Rogers Meyer syndrome". Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=EN&Expert=3409. Retrieved Aug 29, 2010.
- ^ "Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome". Jablonski's Syndromes Database (closed). NLM. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/archive//20061212/mesh/jablonski/cgi/jablonski/syndrome_cgi80c6.html. Retrieved Aug 29, 2010.
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