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Title: Osteopetrosis in children
Author: Al-Rasheed-SA; Al-Mohrij-O; Al-Jurayyan-N; Al-Herbish-A; Al-Mugeiren-M; Al-Salloum-A; Al-Hussain-M; El-Desoukf-M
Abstract:
Over a 10-year period, 28 Arab children with autosomal recessive osteopetrosis were seen in two hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eighteen (64%) had osteopetrosis associated with metabolic acidosis probably due to a renal tubular defect; nine (32%) had a
Journal: International-Journal-of-Clinical-Practice. 1998; 52/1 (15-18)