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Clinical and radiographic findings in two brothers affected with a novel mutation in matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2010
Gok Faysal, Crettol Lauréane Mittaz, Alanay Yasemin, Hacihamdioglu Bulent, Kocaoglu Murat, Bonafe Luisa, Ozen Seza
Abstract excerpt
The two well-described osteolysis syndromes associated with matrix metalloproteinase-2 deficiency and mutations in the metalloproteinase-2 gene are Torg-Winchester syndrome and nodulosis-arthropathy-osteolysis variant. They are characterized by carpal-tarsal destruction, subcutaneous nodules, and generalized osteoporosis and show autosomal recessive inheritance. Herein, we report two siblings affected with a...
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