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Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis

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Location: http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/92/3/771

Description: Clinical Severity and Natural History of 94 Subjects with a Chloride Channel 7 Gene Mutation
Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO) is a sclerosing bone disorder caused by heterozygous mutations in the chloride channel 7 (ClCN7) gene. The clinical manifestations of this disease have not been well characterized since the discovery of the genetic basis of ADO.

Steven G. Waguespack, Siu L. Hui, Linda A. DiMeglio and Michael J. Econs 2007 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 92, No. 3 771-778 Full text

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Author/Contact: Waguespack
Institution: JCEM
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Language: English

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