Early-Onset Pectus Excavatum Is More Likely to Be Part of a Genetic Variation.

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BACKGROUND: Potential underlying genetic variations of pectus excavatum (PE) are quite rare. Only one-fifth of PE cases are identified in the first decade of life and thus are of congenital origin. The objective of this study is to test if early-onset PE is more likely to be part of genetic variations than PE that becomes apparent during puberty or adolescence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children younger than 11...

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• Adolescent
• Age of Onset
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Congenital limb and hand anomalies