Aase-Smith syndrome


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| ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = 147800 | OMIM_mult = type I, type II | MedlinePlus = 001662 | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = Aase-Smith syndromes are inherited deformities occurring in males characterised by a decreased production (hypoplasia) of red blood cells leading to anemia as well as certain joint contractures. They are named after Jon Morton Aase and David Weyhe Smith.Aase-Smith syndrome type I also involves hydrocephalus (due to Dandy-Walker anomaly) and cleft palate. Aase-Smith syndrome type II has as a feature triphalangeal thumbs with three rather than the normal two phalanx bones in the thumb. It is the same as Diamond-Blackfan anemia

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