Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type Ii

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Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) is a form of dwarfism associated with brain and skeletal abnormalities. It was characterized in 1982.

MOPD II is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This indicates that MOPD (or a subtype of MOPD) affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

It is associated with the protein pericentrin (PCNT).

Notable persons with MOPD II
  • Lucia Zarate, sideshow entertainer

See also

  • Primordial dwarfism