The Weismann-Netter syndrome

Am J Med Genet. 1988 Mar;29(3):573-9. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290315.

Abstract

The Weismann-Netter syndrome is a rare, heritable dysplasia of anterior bowing of tibiae and fibulae, often with lateral bowing of femora, short stature, and mild mental retardation. The condition is probably due to a primary metabolic abnormality of bone. The disease process is inactive in the adult. The pathogenesis is unknown. The patient reported here is the only child described in the Anglo-American literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Body Height
  • Child
  • Femur / anatomy & histology
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibula / abnormalities*
  • Fibula / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Syndrome
  • Tibia / abnormalities*
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging