[A Dutch family with hereditary joint symptoms; multiple epiphyseal dysplasia].
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.
van Mourik
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Afd. Orthopedie, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Maastricht.
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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