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Poly-hill sign

MedGen UID:
1052793
Concept ID:
CN377335
Finding
HPO: HP:6000504

Definition

A typical physical examination in patients with muscular dystrophies and selective weakness and atrophy of the trapezius muscle and proximal deltoid muscle. The contour of the back shows unique hills and drops. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPoly-hill sign

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Diagnosis

Lin XD, He JJ, Lin F, Chen HZ, Xu LQ, Hu W, Cai NQ, Lin MT, Wang N, Wang ZQ, Xu GR
Chin Med J (Engl) 2018 Sep 20;131(18):2164-2171. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.240797. PMID: 30203790Free PMC Article

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