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Biomédica

versión impresa ISSN 0120-4157

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VELASCO, Harvy Mauricio  y  BUELVAS, Lina Patricia. Characterization of patients with skeletal genetic diseases in a Colombian referral center. Biomédica [online]. 2017, vol.37, n.2, pp.250-259. ISSN 0120-4157.  https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v37i3.2980.

Introduction:

Short height in Colombia has an estimated prevalence of 10%. The 2009 Nosology and Classification of Skeletal Genetic Diseases described 456 clinical conditions using biochemical, molecular and radiological criteria for diagnosis.

Objective:

To analyze demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables in a group of patients with skeletal genetic diseases referred to the Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt.

Materials and methods:

Patients referred between 2008 and 2014 were analyzed filtering 167 diagnoses of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD 10), related to skeletal genetic diseases. Demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables were explored using descriptive statistics. An intervention score was generated contemplating different combinations of treatments. An inferential statistical analysis using Student’s t test was performed on such variables.

Results:

The most frequent reason for consultation was suspicion of a genetic skeletal disorder. The types of treatments considered included support, surgical, pharmacological and orthotics, and it was established that genetic skeletal disorders were associated with higher intervention scores while tall and short height showed a lower score.

Conclusions:

Most referred patients were classified with genetic bone diseases, short stature and other monogenic genetic diseases. Significant differences were found between the age at symptoms onset and the age of diagnosis. Diversity was found in the therapeutic approach among different groups of pathologies. Patients with tall and short height showed lower intervention scores, which may warn on the need to reassess the therapeutic requirements of these groups.

Palabras clave : Bone diseases, developmental; skeleton; genetics; body height; Colombia.

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