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Frontal bone fibrous dysplasia in a 6-months-old boy: A distinctive entity.
La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics - 19 Mar 2021
Anastasiadis Kleanthis, Lambropoulos Vassilis, Tsoleka Kalliopi, Kepertis Chrysostomos, Mouravas Vassilis, Spyridakis Ioannis
Abstract excerpt
Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) is a non-malignant condition caused by post-zygotic, activating mutations of the GNAS gene that results in inhibition of the differentiation and proliferation of bone-forming stromal cells and leads to the replacement of normal bone and marrow by fibrous tissue and woven bone. The clinical behavior and progression of FD is variable. The management of this condition is difficult and in every...
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