Medical Definition of Melchior syndrome

1. An osteochondrodysplasia that clinically resembles Morquio's syndrome, but without excretion of mucopolysaccharides; characterised by mental retardation, short stature, progressive sternal bulging, flattening of vertebral bodies and iliac crests, shortening of metacarpals, and changes in long bones; autosomal recessive inheritance, but there is an X-linked form. Dyskinesia, clearance of mucus is sluggish and bronchiectasis is prevalent and intractable. There is evidence that the defect lies in dynein, a protein in the cilia. The pattern of inheritance is apparently autosomal recessive however multiple versions may exist. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melchior Syndrome

Melastomaceae
melastomaceous
Melastomataceae
Melastoma malabathricum
melastome
melas syndrome
melatonin
melatonin
melatonins
melatonin deacetylase
melatope
Melba
Melba toast
Melbourne
Melchior
Melchior syndrome
Melchite
meld
melded
melder
melders
melding
melds
Meleagrididae
meleagrine
meleagris
Meleagris
Meleagris gallopavo
melee
melees

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