title: Progressive vertebral fusion of unknown etiology: a case report.
abstract: We report a 16-year-old male with progressive vertebral fusion of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae; irregular vertebral body surfaces; coronal clefting of the vertebral bodies of the thoracic and lumbar spine; absence of one cervical vertebra; and a few other minor, nonspinous abnormalities. All laboratory findings have been within normal limits. To our knowledge, the particular findings in this patient have not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana46202-5251, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Farrior
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kling
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klatte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging