Conditions / Genetic

Camurati-Engelmann disease 1

info ยท Genetic

An osteosclerosis characterized by the cortical thickening of the diaphyses of the long bones that has_material_basis_in domain-specific heterozygous mutations in the transforming growth factor-beta-1 gene (TGFB1) on chromosome 19q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Lower limb pain
  • Cortical thickening of long bone diaphyses
  • Scoliosis
  • Limb pain
  • Waddling gait
  • Diaphyseal sclerosis
  • Cranial nerve compression
  • Narrowing of medullary canal
  • Increased bone mineral density
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