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Symptoms
Newborn infants appear healthy. Early symptoms, if present at all, are not obvious.
Symptoms may occur as mildly delayed development or
Other symptoms include:
- Chest deformities (
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High arches of the feet Knock knees - Long limbs
Mental retardation - Nearsightedness
- Psychiatric disorders
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