Osteitis deformans in the South African negro. A report of 3 cases

Robertson, M.M.; Thomas, A.F.

South African Medical Journal 53(5): 183-185

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 653501
Document Number: 126195
Osteitis deformans is a relatively common disease in Caucasians, but rare in the indigenous people in Africa. Three cases of Paget's disease occuring in South African Negroes are reported here. Gene marker studies confirmed the absence of Caucasoid genes in these patients.

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