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Clinical and genetic evaluation of Danish patients with pycnodysostosis.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2021
Doherty Mia Aa, Langdahl Bente L, Vogel Ida, Haagerup Annette
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pycnodysostosis is a rare autosomal recessive osteosclerotic skeletal dysplasia caused by variants in the cathepsin K gene (CTSK). Clinical features include short stature, bone fragility, characteristic facial features and acro-osteolysis of the distal phalanges. Usually, patients suffer from multiple bone fractures. The purpose of this study was to describe the Danish population of pycnodysostosis...
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