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Osteopetrosis is usually diagnosed when x rays reveal abnormalities or increases in bone density. Bone biopsy can confirm the presence of osteopetrosis, but additional tests may be needed to distinguish one type of the disorder from another.
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What are the causes of osteopetrosis?
Osteopetrosis is the result of a genetic defect that causes the body to add new bone more rapidly than existing bone disintegrates.
What is the prognosis for a patient with osteopetrosis?
The severity of anemia seems to determine the course of an individual's osteopetrosis. When pronounced symptoms are present at the time of birth, the child's condition deteriorates rapidly. Death usually occurs within two years.
What are the treatments for an infectious disease?
Hello, I see you are asking "What is albers-schonberg disease?" Albers-Schönberg disease, or autosomal dominant osteopetrosis, type II (ADO II), is the most common form of osteopetrosis, a group of conditions characterized by an increased skeletal mass due to impaired bone and cartilage resorption. Following the assignment of the gene causing ADO II to chromosome 16p13. For more information, you can visit this URL - orthopedicshealth. com/condition/albers-schonberg-disease/c/1564
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