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Incomplete penetrance and expressivity skewing in hereditary multiple exostoses
1 Jul 1997
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostosis (EXT) is an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder characterized by the formation of cartilage-capped prominences developing from the juxta-epiphyseal regions of the long bones and causing orthopedic deformities and occasionally sarcomatous degeneration. Reviewing a large cohort of 175 EXT patients referred to us over the last 40 years (1955-1995), we found 109 familial forms (62%) and...
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