Article
MED, COMP, multilayered and NEIN: an overview of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Feb 2005
Lachman Ralph S, Krakow Deborah, Cohn Daniel H, Rimoin David L
Abstract excerpt
This overview covers the group of disorders that presents radiographically as multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED). The disorders include "classic MED" (Ribbing and Fairbank types): MED that is caused by mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), type IX collagen, and matrilin 3 genes (MATN3); and MED with multilayered patella, brachydactyly, and clubbed feet resultant from mutations in gene...
Topics
- Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
- Collagen Type IX
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Matrilin Proteins
- Mutation
- Osteochondrodysplasias
- Radiography
