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Fibrillin 1 gene with R2726W mutation is absent in patients with primary protrusio acetabuli and developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 May 2009
Ghosh Subhajit, Fryer Anthony A, Hoban Paul R, Wynn-Jones Charles, Maffulli Nicola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The morphological abnormality of the acetabulum in patients with primary protrusio acetabuli is almost the exact opposite as in those with developmental dysplasia of the hip. In primary protrusio acetabuli, the acetabulum is excessively deep, while in developmental dysplasia of the hip, the acetabulum is excessively shallow. A genetic etiology has been proposed in developmental dysplasia of the hip,...
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