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    Postgrad Med J. 1977 Aug;53(622):488-96.

    Skeletal abnormalities in homocystinuria.

    Abstract

    The skeletal changes of thirty-four patients with the biochemical and clinical features of cystathionine synthase deficiency are described. It is emphasized that there is clinical evidence of excessive bone growth and the formation for bone which is structurally weaker than normal. The similarities and differences between this condition and Marfan's syndrome are stressed and the possible nature of the connective tissue defect leading to the skeletal changes discussed. The most characteristic skeletal changes in homocystinuria are the skeletal disproportion (pubis-heel length greater than crown-pubis length), the abnormal vertebrae, sternal deformities, genu valgum and large metaphyses and epiphyses.

    PMID:
    917963
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2496731
    Free PMC Article

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