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Other names people use for this condition
  • Spondylocostal dysostosis
  • Spondylocostal dysplasia, recessive form
  • Costovertebral dysplasia
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Jarcho-Levin syndrome
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Jarcho-Levin syndrome is a genetic skeletal dysplasia affecting the spinal column and ribs. Infants with Jarcho-Levin syndrome have short necks, limited neck motion, often experience respiratory insufficiency, and are prone to repeated respiratory infections that can become life-threatening. In Jarcho-Levin syndrome the vertebrae are fused and the ribs fail to develop properly; as a result the chest cavity has difficulty accommodating the growing lungs.[1]

References
  1. Jarcho Levin Syndrome. National Organization for Rare Disorders. 2005 Available at: http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Jarcho-Levin%20Syndrome. Accessed January 21, 2009.

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