Background Osteopetrosis encompasses a group of rare metabolic bone diseases
characterized by impaired osteoclast activity or development, resulting in high bone mineral …

Abstract Osteopetrosis (" marble bone disease") is a descriptive term that refers to a group of
rare, heritable disorders of the skeleton characterized by increased bone density on …

We report the international experience in outcomes after related and unrelated
hematopoietic transplantation for infantile osteopetrosis in 193 patients. Thirty-four percent …

Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) is a heterogeneous disorder, characterized by
defective osteoclastic resorption of bone that results in increased bone density. We have …

Osteopetrosis (OPT) is a life-threatening disease characterized by increased bone mass
caused by diminished osteoclast function/differentiation. The autosomal recessive forms …

Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disease of bone resorption. It includes a variety of hereditary
skeletal disorders that have the main radiographic feature of increased bone density and …

Abstract Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis (MIOP) is a rare genetic disorder due to osteoclast
abnormal activity. We report a thirteen month-old male patient, diagnosed as MIOP while …

Osteopetrosis is a heterogeneous group of rare, inherited disorders of the skeleton that
results in neurological manifestations due to restriction of growth of cranial foramina and …

Purpose To evaluate radiological findings in a cohort of 22 patients with infantile malignant
osteopetrosis in order to establish the correlation between radiological findings and different …

Osteopetrosis describes several types of rare sclerosing bone dysplasias of varying clinical
and radiographic severity. The classic autosomal dominant subtype emerges most often in …