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Osteopetrosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Osteopetrosis
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.099.708.702.678
Unique ID
D010022
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010022
Annotation
do not confuse with OSTEOPOROSIS
Scope Note
Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone leading to pathological fractures; OSTEITIS; SPLENOMEGALY with infarct; ANEMIA; and extramedullary hemopoiesis (HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY).
Entry Term(s)
Albers-Schoenberg Disease
Albers-Schonberg Disease
Albers-Schonberg Disease, Autosomal Dominant
Albers-Schönberg Disease
Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type 2
Congenital Osteopetrosis
Marble Bone Disease
Marble Bones, Autosomal Dominant
Osteopetrosis Autosomal Dominant Type 2
Osteopetrosis, Autosomal Dominant 2
Osteopetrosis, Autosomal Dominant, Type II
Osteosclerosis Fragilis
Osteosclerosis Fragilis Generalisata
NLM Classification #
WE 250
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Osteopetrosis Preferred
Osteopetrosis Autosomal Dominant Type 2 Narrower
Congenital Osteopetrosis Narrower
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