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SNOMEDCT: 719041000; ORPHA: 3408;
In 5 sibships and 3 generations of a family originating from Upington district of the Cape Province, South Africa, Schweitzer et al. (1971) described a new 'dyschondroplasia' in which father-son transmission was noted. The features were Perthes-like hip changes, enchondromata and ecchondromata. Some similarities to Ollier disease and Maffucci disease were noted. The latter two conditions are, however, not mendelian.
Schweitzer, G., Jones, B., Timme, H. Upington disease: a familial dyschondroplasia. S. Afr. Med. J. 45: 994-1000, 1971. [PubMed: 5316541]