Beukes familial hip dysplasia: An autosomal dominant entity

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An unique inherited skeletal disorder had been identified in 47 patients in 6 generations of an Afrikaner family in Southern Africa. Pain develops in the hip joints in early childhood in the majority of affected persons and the course is progressive with severe crippling by early adulthood. General health is good, height is not significantly reduced, and there is no extra-skeletal involvement. The major changes...

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