Sousa SB, Russell-Eggitt I, Hall C, Hall BD, Hennekam RCM. Further delineation of spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with cone-rod dystrophy.
Am J Med Genet A 2009;
146A:3186-94. [PMID:
19012331 DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.a.32576]
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Abstract
There are several entities that combine a skeletal dysplasia with a retinal dystrophy. Recently, another possibly autosomal recessive entity was added to this group characterized by a specific spondylometaphyseal dysplasia and a cone-rod dystrophy, without other significant impairments. The entity was named SMD-CRD. We further delineate this disorder by reporting on a 16-year-old boy and a pair of twins with this entity. Possible etiologies are discussed. The boy showed low alpha-neuraminidase activity levels in fibroblasts, but normal levels in leucocytes. The meaning of this finding remains as yet unknown.
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