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Increased cortical area and thickness in the distal radius in subjects with SHOX-gene mutation.
Bone - 1 Dec 2014
Frederiksen A L, Hansen S, Brixen K, Frost M
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INTRODUCTION: Short-stature homeobox (SHOX) gene haploinsufficiency may cause skeletal dysplasia including Léri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis (LWD), a clinical entity characterised by the triad of low height, mesomelic disproportion and Madelung's deformity of the wrist. Bone microarchitecture and estimated strength in adult SHOX mutation carriers have not been examined. METHODS: Twenty-two subjects with a SHOX...
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