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[Genetic basis for skeletal disease. Radiological approach for genetic skeletal disorders].
Clinical calcium - 1 Aug 2010
Nishimura Gen
Abstract excerpt
Genetic skeletal disorders comprise two broad categories, including bone dysplasia and dysostosis. Bone dysplasia refers to disorders in which the entire skeleton is more or less affected, while dysostosis to disorders in which individual bones are affected singly or in combination. The former occurs as a result of impaired genes (proteins) that play a pivotal role in both organogenesis and maintenance of bone...
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