Dysostosis
Dysostosis | |
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Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | medical genetics |
DiseasesDB | 31424 |
MeSH | D004413 |
A dysostosis is a disorder of the development of bone, in particular affecting ossification.[1]
Examples include craniofacial dysostosis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome.
It is one of the two categories of constitutional disorders of bone (the other being osteochondrodysplasia).[2]
When the disorder involves the joint between two bones, the term synostosis is often used.
References
- ↑ "dysostosis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ Offiah AC, Hall CM (March 2003). "Radiological diagnosis of the constitutional disorders of bone. As easy as A, B, C?". Pediatr Radiol. 33 (3): 153–61. doi:10.1007/s00247-002-0855-8. PMID 12612812.
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