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Atypical femoral fracture in osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome associated with two novel compound heterozygous mutations in LRP5.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2015
Alonso Nerea, Soares Dinesh C, V McCloskey Eugene, Summers Gregory D, Ralston Stuart H, Gregson Celia L
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome (OPPG) is a rare autosomal recessive condition of congenital blindness and severe childhood osteoporosis with skeletal fragility, caused by loss-of-function mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene. We report the first case of atypical (subtrochanteric) femoral fracture (AFF) in OPPG, occurring in a 38-year-old man within the context of...
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