Upington disease
Medical condition
| Upington disease | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Perthes-like hip disease, Enchondromata, Ecchondromata, and Familial dyschondroplasia,[1][2] |
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| Upington disease has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology  |
Upington disease is an extremely rare[3] autosomal dominant malformation disorder. It has only one published source claiming its existence in three generations of one family from South Africa.[4]
Presentation
The disease is characterized by Perthes-like pelvic anomalies (premature closure of the capital femoral epiphyses and widened femoral necks with flattened femoral heads), enchondromata and ecchondromata.[citation needed]
Genetics
Upington disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.[4][5] This means the defective gene is located on an autosome, and one copy of the defective gene is sufficient to cause the disorder, when inherited from a parent who has the disorder.[citation needed]
Management
Eponym
The name Upington refers to the city in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, from where the family originates.[1]
References
- ^ a b Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 191520
- ^ "Upington disease | Disease | Living With | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Disease ID 5421 at NIH's Office of Rare Diseases
- ^ a b Schweitzer G, Jones B, Timme A (1971). "Upington disease: a familial dyschondroplasia". S. Afr. Med. J. 45 (36): 994–1000. PMID 5316541.
- ^ RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Upington disease". www.orpha.net.
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