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Langer-Giedion Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Langer-Giedion Syndrome
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.099.708.582
Unique ID
D015826
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015826
Annotation
an osteochondrodysplasia
Scope Note
Autosomal dominant disorder characterized by cone-shaped epiphyses in the hands and multiple cartilaginous exostoses. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY and abnormalities of chromosome 8 are often present. The exostoses in this syndrome appear identical to those of hereditary multiple exostoses (EXOSTOSES, HEREDITARY MULTIPLE).
Entry Term(s)
Acrodysplasia V
Giedion-Langer Syndrome
TRPSII
Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome Type II
Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome Type 2
Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome Type II
Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome with Exostoses
Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome, Type II
Previous Indexing
Exostoses, Multiple (1972-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90; was GIEDION-LANGER SYNDROME see EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE 1968-89
Online Note
use EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE to search GIEDION-LANGER SYNDROME 1968-89
History Note
90; was GIEDION-LANGER SYNDROME see EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE 1968-89
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Langer-Giedion Syndrome Preferred
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