Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis: diagnosis, management, and outcome.
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Autosomal recessive “malignant” osteopetrosis is a rare congenital disorder of bone resorption. It is caused by the failure of osteoclasts to resorb immature bone. This leads to abnormal bone marrow cavity formation and clinically to the signs and symptoms of bone marrow failure. Impaired bone remodelling causes bony narrowing of the cranial nerve foramina which results in cranial nerve, especi...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 83 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000