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The attested history of osteogenesis imperfecta began three thousand years ago and it continues down to the present day. Through the centuries, we find a dislocated mummy of a child of Ancient Egypt, a young Arab named Satib, a Viking prince known as "Boneless", a subject of Louis XIV with a broken skeleton and finally, in the 20th century, a young deaf mother with blue sclerotics and a jazz pianist unable to walk except on crutches..
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe anthropologic examination and exploration of phenotypic markers of connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) were conducted in 50 patients with renal anomaly verified by ultrasound investigations and excretory urography. It was established that CTD-associated renal anomalies occur primarily in asthenic and gynecomorphic constitutions. Phenotypic markers of the anomalies are scoliosis, distortion of the nasal septum and blue sclerotics.
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