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ORPHA:2801Malformation syndrome
Also called Familial osteoectasia · Hereditary hyperphosphatasia · Hyperostosis corticalis deformans juvenilis · JPG
What it is
Juvenile Paget disease is a very rare form of Paget disease of the bone characterized by a general increase in bone turnover with increased bone resorption and deposition, resulting in cortical and trabecular thickening, and clinically presenting as progressive skeletal deformities, growth impairment, fractures, vertebral collapse, skull enlargement and sensorineural hearing loss.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Childhood
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Malformation syndrome
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
10Common30–79%
5These 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
ICD-10 codes
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
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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