Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Diastrophic dysplasia

Disorder
OMIM #: #222600  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Diastrophic dysplasia 
Also known as:  
Clinical
Phenotype: scoliosis, other vertebral defects, short stature, ossified pinnae, hypertrophic auricular cartilage, costal cartilage calcification, laryngotracheal stenosis, cleft palate, deformity of first metacarpal - hitchhiker thumb, short fingers talipes equinovarus, short limbs, thick tubular bones, brachydactyly, ulnar deviation 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal recessive 
Mutations
1   Old Order Mennonite  
Gene: SLC26A2
Base Change: C>T, at nucleotide 835
Amino Acid Change: arg 279 --> trp
Last updated: 2022-11-03 

References
Strauss KA, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Brigatti KW, Williams KB, King AK, Van Hout C, Robinson DL, Young M, Praveen K, Heaps AD, Kuebler M, Baras A, Reid JG, Overton JD, Dewey FE, Jinks RN, Finnegan I, Mellis SJ, Shuldiner AR, Puffenberger EG. (2018) Genomic diagnostics within a medically underserved population: efficacy and implications. Genet Med Jan;20(1):31-41.
PubMed ID: 28726809 

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