RADIOGRAPHICALLY VISUALIZED SKELETAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS VI IN CATS |
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| Authors: | LINDA J KONDE DVM MARY ANNA THRALL DVM MS PETER GASPER DVM PHD SHARON M DIAL DVM KIT MCBILES SEAN COLGAN MARK HASKINS VMD PHD |
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| Institution: | From Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Departments of Radiology and Radiation Biology, Fort Collins, CO 80523.;Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Sections of Pathology and Medical Genetics, Philadelphia, PA 19104. |
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| Abstract: | The radiographic skeletal form and structure of all cats with mucopolysaccharidosis VI is described. Common manifestations included epiphyseal dysplasia, generalized osteoporosis, abnormal nasal turbinate development, his subluxation, impaired development of skeletal growth, pectus excavatum, hyoid hypoplasia, aplasia, hypoplasia and fragmentation or abnormal ossification of the dens, and aplasia or hypoplasia of frontal and sphenoid sinuses. The skeletal measurements of two affected cats were compared with those of normal, sex-matched littermates, and the measurements of two affected female cats were compared with those of a normal male littermate. |
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| Keywords: | mucopolysaccharidosis VI feline radiography |
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