Many people with Mulibrey nanism have parents who are closely related (consanguine).

A rare disease, Mulibrey nanism may be a Finnish heritage disease.

Individuals with Mulibrey nanism have also been reported to have mental retardation, tumors, and infertility.

Three rare causes of dwarfism are included in the Finnish heritage: cartilage-hair hypoplasia, diastrophic dysplasia and Mulibrey nanism.

Muscle-liver-brain Nanism Pericardial Constriction and Growth Failure Perheentupa Syndrome None Mulibrey nanism is an extremely rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by profound growth delays and distinctive abnormalities of the muscles, liver, brain, and eyes.

Mulibrey nanism ("MUscle-LIver-BRain-EYe nanism"), also called Perheentupa syndrome and pericardial constriction with growth failure, is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder.

Muscle-liver-brain Nanism Pericardial Constriction and Growth Failure Perheentupa Syndrome None Mulibrey nanism is an extremely rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by profound growth delays and distinctive abnormalities of the muscles, liver, brain, and eyes.