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Majewski Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II

How is it treated?

There is no cure for MOPD II and treatment is symptomatic. Many children with MOPD II have feeding problems and can benefit from help such as frequent feeding with small amounts and in some cases with naso-gastric feeding (through a tube to the stomach). Monitoring is required of:

  • the eyes for the development of farsightedness;
  • the kidneys for renal anomalies;
  • the cerebral vascular system for any indication such as Moyamoya syndrome and the possibility of stroke.

View How is it diagnosed? How is it diagnosed?  |  Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis View Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Medical text written August 2006 by Contact a Family. Last updated October 2006 by Professor J Hall, Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.

 

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