In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.
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Nanism
Synonyms for "nanism" (7 found)
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Noun(2 words)
dwarfismarchaic designation
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Noun(2 words)
dwarf phenotypegrowth disorder
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Noun(3 words)
growth reductionobsolete termshort stature condition
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16 entriescongenital diseasegenetic abnormalitygenetic defectgenetic diseasegenetic disordergrowth disordergrowth traithereditary conditionhereditary diseaseinherited diseaseinherited disorderlinguistic labelmedical conditionnomenclaturephenotypeterminology
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5 entriesdwarfism comparisonmedical nanismnanism etiologynanism phenotypenanism prevalence
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