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The type XI collagenopathies.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Oct 1998
Spranger J
Abstract excerpt
Type XI collagen is a minor component of cartilage collagen. Mutations of the three genes coding for its proteins are expressed in a peculiar phenotype. Clinical changes include facial anomalies, cleft palate and hearing defects. Ocular changes occur in some disorders. Radiographs show a spectrum of epiphyseal dysplasias with wide metaphyses and spondylar abnormalities. The pattern of clinical and radiographic...
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