OPTA2

Introduction: OPTA2

Description of OPTA2

OPTA2 (medical condition): A rare disorder characterized primarily by increased bone density as old bone is not resorbed and replaced with new bone - is also known as marble bone disease. The malignant infantile form is the most severe form of this disorder and death usually occurs in the first decade of life.

See also:

Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form:
  »Introduction: Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form
  »Symptoms of Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form

OPTA2: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

OPTA2 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that OPTA2, or a subtype of OPTA2, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

OPTA2 as a Disease

OPTA2: Another name for Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form
  »Symptoms of Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form

Symptoms of OPTA2 (Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form)

Some of the symptoms of OPTA2 incude:

• Optic atrophy
• Growth retardation
• Fractures
• Deafness
• Mental retardation

See full list of 14 symptoms of OPTA2 (Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form)

OPTA2: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to OPTA2:

• rare disorder
• optic atrophy
• growth retardation
• deafness
• fractures
• mental retardation

Terms associated with OPTA2:

Terms Similar to OPTA2:

• Osteopetrosis autosomal dominant type 2
• Osteosclerosis fragilis generalisata
• Albers-Schonberg disease
• Albers-Schonberg disease, autosomal dominant
• Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2
• Marble bones, autosomal dominant

Source - NIH

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