Pycnodysostosis

Pycnodysostosis
An inherited disorder of the bone. that causes short stature and abnormally dense brittle bones. Due to a defect in an enzyme: cathepsin K. The French artist Toulouse-Lautrec is thought to have pycnodysostosis. Also spelled

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  • pyknodysostosis — pycnodysostosis or pyknodysostosis / dis os tōˈsis/ noun (Gr dys abnormal, osteon bone, and osis diseased state; medicine) A rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and fragility and thickening of the bones • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyknodysostose — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q78.2 Marmorknochenkrankheit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Infobox Artist name = Henri de Toulouse Lautrec imagesize = 200px caption = Henri de Toulouse Lautrec. birthname = Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse Lautrec Monfa birthdate = birth date|1864|11|24|df=y location = Albi, Tarn, France deathdate =… …   Wikipedia

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