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autosomal recessive osteopetrosis 3

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An osteopetrosis characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the CA2 gene on chromosome 8q21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Distal renal tubular acidosis
  • Osteopetrosis
  • Cerebral calcification
  • Intellectual disability
  • Basal ganglia calcification
  • Visual loss
  • Elevated serum acid phosphatase
  • Short stature
  • Diaphyseal sclerosis
  • Optic nerve compression

Also known as: Guibaud-Vainsel syndrome; OPTB3; autosomal recessive osteopetrosis 3 with renal tubular acidosis; carbonic anhydrase II deficiency; marble brain disease