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What is Infantile osteopetrosis?

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Infantile osteopetrosis (say: oss-tee-oh-peh-TRO-siss) is a genetic condition that may result in:
fractures
short stature (height)
recurrent infections
hearing loss
vision problems
Other names you may hear for this condition are early onset osteopetrosis and malignant infantile osteopetrosis.
This condition is quite rare and is believed to affect about 1 in 200,000 people.

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