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Biographical Name

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"First described by Nicholas Hajdu (1908-1987), a Hungarian-English radiologist, in 1948 as cranioskeletal dysplasia, and later in 1965 by William D Cheney (1899-1985), an American radiologist, as acro-osteolysis ^1,2."

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Headings Spacing

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"Differential diagnosis "

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Emphasis

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"Diagnosis involves genetic testing searching for the truncating mutation in the terminal exon of NOTCH2 ⁴."

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Acronyms

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"congenital heart disease (VSD, ASD, PDA, mitral regurgitation)"

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List Caps

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"Raynaud phenomenon"

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Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Associations"

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"Hands and feet"

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"Skull"

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"Spine"

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"Maxillofacial"

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"Differential diagnosis "

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Commas

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"craniofacial features: frontal bossing, widely spaced eyes, micrognathia, long philtrum, flat nasal bridge, coarse hair, low set ears and a low hairline"

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