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osteopetrosis

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osteopetrosis [¦äs·tē·ō·pə′rō·səs]
(medicine)
A rare developmental error of unknown cause but of familial tendency, characterized chiefly by excessive radiographic density of most or all of the bones. Also known as marble bone disease.
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Medics have been carrying out emergency clinics across the Midlands in the search for a suitable bone marrow match for nine-month-old Alishba, who has the rare hereditary bone disorder malignant infantile osteopetrosis.
Alishba given stem cell hope; HEALTH: Medics' radical new treatment ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
All these features were suggestive of osteopetrosis (Fig.
Dysplastic bone disease mimicking exostoses of the ear canal by Shayah, A.; Gadepalli, C.; Loke, D.; Knight, L.C. / South African Journal of Radiology
Subsequent tests have shown that Andrew's blood is now made up completely of Nick's cells, which will prevent the osteopetrosis from reoccurring.
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