Article
COL2A1-related skeletal dysplasias with predominant metaphyseal involvement.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jan 2007
Walter Kerstin, Tansek Mojca, Tobias Edward S, Ikegawa Shiro, Coucke Paul, Hyland James, Mortier Geert, Iwaya Tsutomu, Nishimura Gen, Superti-Furga Andrea, Unger Sheila
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal dysplasias induced by mutations in the collagen 2 gene (the so-called "type 2 collagenopathies") form a wide spectrum in severity and are distinguished by subtle clinical and radiographic differential signs. The unifying features are predominant involvement of the vertebral bodies and the epiphyses of the long bones ("spondylo-epiphyseal" pattern). A mild degree of metaphyseal dysplasia can be seen in...
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