About The Medical Condition Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasias

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Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasias

Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasias Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Hereditary Deforming Chondrodysplasias Medical Condition

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Hereditary disorder transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene and characterized by multiple exostoses (multiple osteochondromas) near the ends of long bones. The genetic abnormality results in a defect in the osteoclastic activity at the metaphyseal ends of the bone during the remodeling process in childhood or early adolescence. The metaphyses develop benign, bony outgrowths often capped by cartilage. A small number undergo neoplastic transformation.

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