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Infantile cortical hyperostosis occurred in three generations of a family affecting eight different members.
As confirmed in this family, Caffey disease is an autosomal dominant disorder of unknown etiology, with incomplete penetrance and variable expression.
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Emmery, L., Timmermans, J., Christens, J. et al. Familial infantile cortical hyperostosis. Eur J Pediatr 141, 56–58 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00445672
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