Robertson M M, Thomas A F
S Afr Med J. 1978 Feb 4;53(5):183-5.
Osteitis deformans is a relatively common disease in Caucasians, but rare in the indigenous people in Africa. Three cases of Paget's disease occuring in South African Negroes are reported here. Gene marker studies confirmed the absence of Caucasoid genes in these patients.
畸形性骨炎在白种人中是一种相对常见的疾病,但在非洲原住民中却很罕见。本文报告了3例发生在南非黑人中的佩吉特氏病病例。基因标记研究证实这些患者不存在白种人的基因。