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. 2011 Mar 8;183(4):456–459. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091740

Table 1:

Dysplasias of endochondral bone formation6,7

Diagnosis Genetics of inheritance Distinctive radiologic features Distinctive clinical features
Osteopoikilosis AD or sporadic Sclerotic, rounded or oval foci with a typically periarticular distribution Asymptomatic if sporadic; AD form is associated with dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata
Enostosis (bone island) None (not inherited) Sclerotic, rounded or oval foci (scattered) Asymptomatic
Osteopetrosis AR (lethal) or AD (adult form) Diffuse sclerosis or bone-within-bone pattern Variable anemia and increased risk of fractures
Pycnodysostosis AR Diffuse sclerosis (similar to osteopetrosis) Dwarfism, mandibular hypoplasia, short fingers
Osteopathia striata AD or sporadic Linear areas of sclerosis with periarticular distribution Asymptomatic
Osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis AD Linear areas of sclerosis with periarticular distribution Cranial nerve dysfunction

Note: AD = autosomal dominant, AR = autosomal recessive.