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Fibrochondrogenesis in male twins at 24 weeks gestation. 1991

A Bankier, and D Fortune, and J Duke, and D O Sillence

Murdoch Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare lethal chondrodysplasia. Only 5 cases have been reported. We report on a pair of affected twins diagnosed at 24 weeks of gestation. Occurrence in sibs and consanguinity in the parents in a previous report support autosomal recessive transmission.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D002118	Calcium	A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes.	Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002356	Cartilage	A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix that includes CHONDROITIN SULFATE and various types of FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN. There are three major types: HYALINE CARTILAGE; FIBROCARTILAGE; and ELASTIC CARTILAGE.	Cartilages
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005097	Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary	Hereditary disorder transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene and characterized by multiple exostoses (multiple osteochondromas) near the ends of long bones. The genetic abnormality results in a defect in the osteoclastic activity at the metaphyseal ends of the bone during the remodeling process in childhood or early adolescence. The metaphyses develop benign, bony outgrowths often capped by cartilage. A small number undergo neoplastic transformation.	Chondrodysplasia, Hereditary Deforming,Diaphyseal Aclasis,Exostoses, Familial,Exostoses, Hereditary Multiple,Exostoses, Multiple,Exostoses, Multiple Cartilaginous,Hereditary Multiple Exostoses,Osteochondromas, Multiple,Bessel-Hagen Disease,Exostoses, Multiple, Type I,Exostosis, Familial,Exostosis, Hereditary Multiple,Exostosis, Multiple,Exostosis, Multiple Cartilaginous,Familial Exostoses,Hereditary Multiple Exostosis,Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses,Multiple Hereditary Exostoses,Multiple Osteochondromas,Multiple Osteochondromatosis,Aclases, Diaphyseal,Aclasis, Diaphyseal,Cartilaginous Exostoses, Multiple,Cartilaginous Exostosis, Multiple,Chondrodysplasias, Hereditary Deforming,Deforming Chondrodysplasia, Hereditary,Deforming Chondrodysplasias, Hereditary,Diaphyseal Aclases,Familial Exostosis,Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasia,Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasias,Hereditary Exostoses, Multiple,Multiple Cartilaginous Exostosis,Multiple Exostoses,Multiple Exostoses, Hereditary,Multiple Exostosis,Multiple Exostosis, Hereditary,Multiple Osteochondroma,Osteochondroma, Multiple
D005808	Genes, Recessive	Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE only in the homozygous state.	Conditions, Recessive Genetic,Genetic Conditions, Recessive,Recessive Genetic Conditions,Condition, Recessive Genetic,Gene, Recessive,Genetic Condition, Recessive,Recessive Gene,Recessive Genes,Recessive Genetic Condition
D005865	Gestational Age	The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination.	Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000469	Alkaline Phosphatase	An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of an orthophosphoric monoester and water to an alcohol and orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.1.