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Case Report: A Novel Homozygous Variant of the CTSK Gene in Rare Pycnodysostosis.
International journal of molecular sciences - 4 Dec 2024
Zhalsanova Irina Zhargalovna, Fonova Elizaveta Alekseevna, Valiakhmetov Nail Raushanovich, Kolesnikov Nikita Aleksandrovich, Gosudarkina Sofia Nikolaevna, Agafonova Anna Aleksandrovna, Ravzhaeva Ekaterina Georgievna, Seitova Gulnara Narimanovna, Stepanov Vadim Anatolyevich, Skryabin Nikolay Alekseevich
Abstract excerpt
Pycnodysostosis (PD) is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia from impaired bone resorption due to osteoclastic dysfunction. The features of PD are deformity of the skull, maxilla, and phalanges; osteosclerosis; and bone fragility. We describe the case of a patient with complaints of multiple fractures of the lower extremities in the anamnesis and pain in the lower extremities, cervical spine, and...
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