Dominant inheritance of Scheuermann's juvenile kyphosis.
Familial occurrence of Scheuermann's juvenile kyphosis is well known, but no specific mode of inheritance has been recognized. We describe five families in which the disease seems to follow and autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*