Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II

Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) is a form of primordial dwarfism associated with brain and skeletal abnormalities. It was characterized in 1982. MOPD II is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This indicates that MOPD (or a subtype of MOPD) affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

It is associated with the protein pericentrin (PCNT).

Intelligence is reported by usually within low-normal or mild intellectual disability range. Some have average levels of intelligence, but may masked by specific learning disability.

Notable persons with MOPD II

 * Lucia Zarate, sideshow entertainer
 * Bridgette Jordan, smallest living woman until her death in 2019