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Intrafamilial phenotypic variability in Engelmann disease (ED): are ED and Ribbing disease the same entity?
American journal of medical genetics - 13 Mar 2000
Makita Y, Nishimura G, Ikegawa S, Ishii T, Ito Y, Okuno A
Abstract excerpt
We report on clinical and radiologic manifestations in a 3-generation Japanese family with Engelmann disease (ED) or progressive diaphyseal dysplasia. A large variation of phenotype was remarkable among 12 affected family members. Of the 12 patients, 7 had full manifestations of ED, such as bilateral, symmetrical diaphyseal sclerosis of long bones with myopathy and limb pain, whereas the other 5 exhibited only...
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