BLOUNT DISEASE, ADOLESCENT

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: TIBIA VARA, ADOLESCENT
OSTEOCHONDROSIS DEFORMANS TIBIAE, ADOLESCENT
Number of Symptoms 5
OrphanetNr:
OMIM Id: 259200
ICD-10:
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MedDRA:
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Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: No data available.
Inheritance:
Age of onset:

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: No data available.

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0002970) Genu varum 60 / 7739
2
(HPO:0010886) Osteochondritis Dissecans 9 / 7739
3
(OMIM) Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae 1 / 7739
4
(OMIM) Bowleg 3 / 7739
5
(OMIM) Tibia vara 3 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Description: (OMIM) Blount disease is a developmental condition characterized by disordered endochondral ossification of the medial part of the proximal tibial physis resulting in multiplanar deformities of the lower limb (review by Sabharwal, 2009).
Clinical Description OMIM Blount (1937) distinguished infantile (188700) and adolescent forms.

The description by Tobin (1957) of tibia vara beginning at puberty with osteochondritis dissecans of the knees (see 165800) in father and 2 sons suggested that the 2 ...