title: Familial recurrent dislocation of patella with autosomal dominant mode of inheritance.
abstract: Recurrent dislocation of the patella is considered to be a manifestation of generalized joint laxity. An autosomal dominant mode of inheritance was previously suggested in a few instances; however, male-to-male transmission has not yet been reported. We report a recurrent dislocation of the patella occurring in five generations of one family with male-to-male transmission and without generalized joint laxity.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Institute, Haifa Medical Center (Rothschild), Technion-Faculty of Medicine, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Borochowitz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soudry
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000235:genetics*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D010375:Pedigree; D012008:Recurrence