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autosomal recessive osteopetrosis 1

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An osteopetrosis characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the TCIRG1 gene on chromosome 11q13.2.

Signs and symptoms

  • Femur fracture
  • Elevated circulating alkaline phosphatase concentration
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Calvarial osteosclerosis
  • Osteopetrosis
  • Increased bone mineral density
  • Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentration
  • Splenomegaly
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Flared metaphysis

Also known as: OPTB1; autosomal recessive Albers-Schonberg disease; infantile malignant osteopetrosis 1