Warning: The NCBI web site requires JavaScript to function. more...

Full Report

Format

Full Report
Summary (Text)
Summary (XML)

Send to:

Choose Destination

File
Clipboard
Collections

Ivory epiphyses of the metacarpals

MedGen UID:: 870114
•Concept ID:: C4024545
•: Anatomical Abnormality

Synonym:	Increased bone density of end part of the long bone of hands

HPO:	HP:0009191

Definition

Sclerosis of the epiphyses of the metacarpals, leading to an increased degree of radiopacity (white or ivory appearance) in X-rays. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVIvory epiphyses of the metacarpals

Abnormality of the skeletal system
- Abnormal skeletal morphology
  - Abnormal bone structure
    - Abnormal bone ossification
      - Abnormality of bone mineral density
        Increased bone mineral density
        Ivory epiphyses of the metacarpals

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Radiological findings in the hand in Seckel syndrome (bird-headed dwarfism).

Poznanski AK, Iannaccone G, Pasquino AM, Boscherini B
Pediatr Radiol 1983;13(1):19-24. doi: 10.1007/BF00975661. PMID: 6682547

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

Clinical resources

ClinicalTrials.gov

Consumer resources

MedlinePlus

Reviews

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Ivory epiphyses of the metacarpals
Ivory epiphyses of the metacarpals

MedGen
Profile neighbors for GEO Profiles (Select 80249803) (200)
GEO Profiles

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

See more...