Dominant inheritance of Scheuermann's juvenile kyphosis.
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 26 (6) , 400-403
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.26.6.400
Abstract
We report a family in which Scheuermann's juvenile kyphosis is present in three successive generations with male to male transmission. This provides further evidence for autosomal dominant inheritance in at least some families with this condition.Keywords
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