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Paravertebral ligament ossification in vitamin D-resistant rickets: incidence, clinical significance, and genetic evaluation.
Spine - 1 Jun 2012
Lee Suk-Ha, Agashe Mandar V, Suh Seung-Woo, Yoon Yong-Cheol, Song Sang-Heon, Yang Jae-Hyuk, Lee Hanna, Song Hae-Ryong
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STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective observational study. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the cases of paravertebral ossification in vitamin D-resistant rickets (VDRR) and elucidate its incidence and clinical significance, and report specific genetic mutations uniquely associated with this phenomenon. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Paravertebral ligament ossification has been described in VDRR in a...
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