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Caffey disease

MIM.114000 17q21.31-q22

Variants

- infantile cortical hyperostosis
- lethal infantile cortical hyperostosis

Etiology

- Caffey disease is caused by mutation in the alpha-1 collagen type I gene (COL1A1) (MIM.120150).

References

- Pomerance HH, Wallis-Crespo C, Barness EG. Lethal infantile cortical hyperostosis. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2005 Mar-Apr;24(2):89-94. PMID: 16243753