Gamuts

Abnormal sternum

The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Achondrogenesis type 1
Achondrogenesis type 2
Brachmann-de Lange syndrome
Cantrell syndrome
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Currarino-Silverman syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Diastrophic dysplasia
Dysosteosclerosis
F syndrome
Goltz syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia McKusick type
Metatropic dysplasia
Möbius syndrome
Noonan syndrome
Osteoporosis
PHACE association
Poland syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Seckel syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Sternal malformation-angiodysplasia association
Sternal-cardiac malformation association
Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 21
Turner syndrome
XXXXY syndrome

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