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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The Skull in Achondroplasia
Jürgen W. Sprangersubject
musculoskeletal diseasescongenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesMuscular hypotoniaThanatophoric dysplasiabusiness.industryOccipital boneAnatomymedicine.diseaseEndochondral bone formationSkullmedicine.anatomical_structuremedicineAchondroplasiabusinessJugular foramendescription
The growth disorder in achondroplasia results from abnormalities of endochondral bone formation. Cranial abnormalities originate from the occipital bone, the only region where enchondral bone is formed.
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1988-01-01 |