Idiopathic multicentric osteolysis presents early and is not linked to chromosome 18q21.1

Idiopathic multicentric osteolysis presents early and is not linked to chromosome 18q21.1.

Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Background Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO), a skeletal dysplasia presents in early childhood mimicking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Recognition of this syndrome is essential to avoid unnecessary treatment with immunosuppressive agents because of different course and treatment. Case Report A 3-year-old boy presented with swelling and restriction of right wrist joint and left ...

Idiopathic multicentric osteolysis with acro-osteolysis. A case report.

We report a case of multicentric massive osteolysis. A 52-year-old woman presented with a three-year history of progressive deformities of the hands. She had osteolytic lesions of the metacarpals and metatarsals, and resorption of the terminal phalanges. During follow-up over four years osteolysis spread to affect the ribs, clavicles, mandible, and long bones. There was no family history of any...

Idiopathic multicentric osteolysis: a case report and literature review.

Osteolysis is defined as destruction of bone by resorption. Usually this resorption is associated with some underlying disorder and classified as secondary osteolytic syndromes. Primary idiopathic osteolysis is rare. It is characterised by the spontaneous onset of bone resorption without known causative factors. Bones which previously appeared normal begin to undergo partial or complete resorpt...

Is schizophrenia linked to chromosome 1q?

Chromosome 1q? Levinson et al. (1) reported the results of a meta-analysis of families showing no major schizophrenia locus on chromosome 1q. These results, based on a multicenter study of affected sibling pairs (ASPs), are in striking contrast to findings of several recent papers reporting susceptibility loci on 1q in extended families. Significant linkage (LOD 6.5) at 1q21-22 was detected in ...