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Methods: We evaluated two siblings with features suggestive of arthrogryposis through detailed clinical examination, radiographic imaging, audiological assessment, and targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) for skeletal dysplasias and an arthrogryposis panel, including MYH3. Variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing, and segregation analysis was performed in available relatives. Results: Both patients harbored three heterozygous MYH3 variants: two maternally inherited in cis (c.749G&gt;A and c.787G&gt;T) and one paternally inherited in trans (c.4130_4138del), currently classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUS) and likely pathogenic, respectively. The female patient presented with a short neck, hand contractures, cubitus valgus, a widened internipple distance, and severe thoracolumbar scoliosis. The male sibling showed craniofacial dysmorphisms, more extensive musculoskeletal anomalies, and moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss. The segregation analysis suggests an MYH3 autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Conclusions: This report broadens the phenotypic spectrum of MYH3-related disorders, suggesting potential involvement in atypical DA phenotypes resembling DA4 (scoliosis) and DA6 (hearing loss), for which causative genes remain unknown. 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