Melnick Needles Syndrome: Computed Imaging and Management Difficulties
Soré Moussa Zanga,
Dominique Bicaba,
Kisito Nagalo
et al.
Abstract:Melnick-Needles syndrome is an osteo-dysplasia caused by a mutation of a gene, FLNA, coding for filamine A. It is at the origin of a set of complex congenital malformations, mainly of interest to the members, but also to the cranio-facial region. Melnick-Needles syndrome was first described in 1966 by two Americans John Melnick, a radiologist, and Carl F Needles, a pediatrician. They described cases of families of several generations who had a characteristic severe congenital bone disorder. They thought that h… Show more
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