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Craniosynostosis in pycnodysostosis: broadening the spectrum of the cranial flat bone abnormalities.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2010
Bertola Débora, Amaral Cassio, Kim Chong, Albano Lilian, Aguena Meire, Passos-Bueno Maria Rita
Abstract excerpt
Pycnodysostosis is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by the absence of active cathepsin K, which is a lysosomal cysteine protease that plays a role in degrading the organic matrix of bones, acting in bone resorption and bone remodeling. The disease is primarily characterized by...
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