title: [A Dutch family with hereditary joint symptoms; multiple epiphyseal dysplasia].
abstract: Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is a rare disease with autosomal dominant heredity which affects the epiphyseal ends of long bones; it leads to severe destruction of the joints. A large Dutch family with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is described with manifestations of clinical disease predominantly in the lower extremities.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Orthopedie, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Maastricht.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: van Mourik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaap
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nollen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography