van Buchem syndrome

van Buch·em syn·drome

(vahn bū'kĕm), [MIM*239100]

an osteosclerosing skeletal dysplasia, characterized by mandibular enlargement, thickening of the diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance.

Synonym(s): generalized cortical hyperostosis

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van Buch·em syn·drome

(vahn bū'kĕm), [MIM*239100]

an osteosclerosing skeletal dysplasia, characterized by mandibular enlargement, thickening of the diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance.

Synonym(s): generalized cortical hyperostosis

van Buch·em syn·drome

(vahn bū'kem sin'drōm)

An osteosclerosing skeletal dysplasia, characterized by mandibular enlargement, thickening of the diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance.

van Buchem,

Francis Steven Peter, Dutch internist, 1897-1979.

van Buchem syndrome - an inherited skeletal dysplasia. Synonym(s): generalized cortical hyperostosis

van Buch·em syn·drome

(vahn bū'kem sin'drōm) [MIM*239100]

Osteosclerosing skeletal dysplasia, characterized by mandibular enlargement, thickening of diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance.