Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis

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Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis

ORPHA:85193Malformation syndrome

Also called IJO · Juvenile osteoporosis

What it is

Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis (IJO) is a primary condition of bone demineralization that presents with pain in the back and extremities, walking difficulties, multiple fractures, and radiological evidence of osteoporosis.

Key facts

Age of onset
Adolescent, Childhood
Inheritance
Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
Classified as
Malformation syndrome

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Genes

DKK1Major susceptibility factor
WNT1Major susceptibility factor
WNT3AMajor susceptibility factor

ICD-10 codes

M81.5filed under a broader ICD-10 category

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

GARD 6760MEDDRA 10088561MESH C537700MONDO 0019409OMIM 259750OMIM 615221UMLS C0264080

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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