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Trabecular bone microarchitecture analysis, a way for an early detection of genetic dwarfism? Case study of a dwarf mother's offspring.
International journal of paleopathology - 1 Mar 2018
Colombo Antony, Hoogland Menno, Coqueugniot Hélène, Dutour Olivier, Waters-Rist Andrea
Abstract excerpt
A 66 year-old woman with a disproportionate dwarfism and who bore seven children was discovered at the Middenbeemster archaeological site (The Netherlands). Three are perinates and show no macroscopic or radiological evidence for a FGFR3 mutation causing hypo-or achondroplasia. This mutation induces dysfunction of the growth cartilage, leading to abnormalities in the development of trabecular bone. Because the...
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