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Spondylar dysplasia in type X collagenopathy.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Feb 2001
Nishimura G, Manabe N, Kosaki K, Haga N, Ohashi H, Nakamura K, Ikegawa S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The type X collagen gene (COL10A1) is currently known as the disease-causing gene of metaphyseal dysplasia type Schmid (MDS), whereas a mutation of COL10A1 has been reported to cosegregate with a disease phenotype of mild spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD) in a Japanese family. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate whether or not spondylar dysplasia is common in patients with mutations of COL10A1. MATERIALS AND...
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