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| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1513/
| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1513/
| source_name = Cleidocranial Dysplasia| cited = 2017-05-29}}</ref>
| source_name = Cleidocranial Dysplasia| cited = 2017-05-29}}</ref>
{{Infobox|name=Dysostosis cleidocranialis|caption=Hypoplasia of clavicles, bell-shaped rib cage|image=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Cleidocranial.jpg/800px-Cleidocranial.jpg}}
== Clinical picture ==
== Clinical picture ==
It usually manifests itself in the first 2 years, '''typical symptoms are''':  
It usually manifests itself in the first 2 years, '''typical symptoms are''':  
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* hypermobility of the arm girdle,
* hypermobility of the arm girdle,
* neuromuscular disorders from [[Brachial Plexus|the brachial plexus]] damage and agenesis of some chest muscles,
* neuromuscular disorders from [[Brachial Plexus|the brachial plexus]] damage and agenesis of some chest muscles,
* [[scoliosis]], pectus excavatum,
* {{Infobox|name=Dysostosis cleidocranialis|caption=Hypoplasia of clavicles, bell-shaped rib cage|image=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Cleidocranial.jpg/800px-Cleidocranial.jpg}}[[scoliosis]], pectus excavatum,
* brachycephaly,
* brachycephaly,
* poorly developed teeth ([[Teething|delayed eruption and replacement]] of teeth).
* poorly developed teeth ([[Teething|delayed eruption and replacement]] of teeth).

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Dysostosis (dysplasia) cleidocranialis is an AD hereditarydisorder of desmogenous (gum, calf, pelvis) and enchondral (arm, leg, spine) ossification. For example, actor Gaten Matarazzo (who played Dustin Henderson in Stranger Things) suffers from the disease.

Pathogenesis

  • Mutation of the RUNX2 gene (runt related transcription factor 2, gene naming recommended by HGNC; former gene name CBFA1) → abnormal bone tissue produced.[1]

Clinical picture

It usually manifests itself in the first 2 years, typical symptoms are: