Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2

Introduction: Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2

Description of Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2

Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 (medical condition): A very rare dominantly inherited syndrome characterized mainly by increased bone density that affects mostly the spine, pelvis and base of the skull. The increased bone density results because old bone is not resorbed and replaced with new bone.

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• Autosomal dominant
• Osteopetrosis
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Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2, or a subtype of Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 as a Disease

Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 (medical condition): See Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2 (disease information).
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  »Symptoms of Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2

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Terms associated with Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2:

Terms Similar to Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2:

• Osteosclerosis fragilis generalisata
• Albers-Schonberg disease
• Albers-Schonberg disease, autosomal dominant
• Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2
• Marble bones, autosomal dominant
• OPTA2

Source - NIH

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