Osteopetrosis: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Clinical guidelines:
Evaluating infants and young children with multiple fractures. American Academy of Pediatrics - Medical Specialty Society. 2006 Sep. 5 pages. NGC:005253

Clinical trials:
Allogeneic Transplantation For Severe Osteopetrosis

rhPTH Therapy for Low Turnover Bone Fragility

Keywords

osteopetrosis, osteoclast, osteoblast osteoclast, osteosclerosis, osteosclerotic, Albers-Schönberg disease, marble bone disease, osteoclastic bone resorption, infantile osteopetrosis, infantile malignant osteopetrosis, adult osteopetrosis, benign osteopetrosis

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