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We report a three-generation Finnish family with an unusual, autosomal dominant form of osteochondrodysplasia and an empty sella. Affected individuals (age range 24\u201344 years) exhibit unusual codfish-shaped vertebrae, severe early-onset and debilitating osteoarthritis and an empty sella without endocrine abnormalities. Clinical characteristics also include mild dysmorphic features, reduced sitting height ratio, and obesity. Whole-exome sequencing excluded known skeletal dysplasias and identified a novel heterozygous missense mutation c.899C&amp;gt;T (p.Thr300Met) in <jats:italic>TBX2<\/jats:italic>, confirmed by Sanger sequencing. TBX2 is important for development of the skeleton and the brain and three prior reports have described variations in <jats:italic>TBX2<\/jats:italic> in patients portraying a complex phenotype with vertebral anomalies, craniofacial dysmorphism and endocrine dysfunctions. Our mutation lies near a previously reported disease-causing variant and is predicted pathogenic with deleterious effects on protein function. Our findings expand the current spectrum of skeletal dysplasias, support the association of <jats:italic>TBX2<\/jats:italic> mutations with skeletal dysplasia and suggest a role for TBX2 in development of the spinal and craniofacial structures and the pituitary gland.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2022.845889","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,3]],"date-time":"2022-03-03T09:32:48Z","timestamp":1646299968000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["A Novel Osteochondrodysplasia With Empty Sella Associates With a TBX2 Variant"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Riikka 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