Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type Ii
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