X-linked osteoporosis with fractures

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X-linked osteoporosis with fractures

ORPHA:391330Disease

What it is

A rare, genetic, primary bone dysplasia with decreased bone density disorder characterized by childhood-onset osteoporosis associated with recurrent, multiple, osteoporotic, long bone fractures and/or vertebral compression fractures, significant height loss in adulthood, low bone mineral density scores, and otherwise no other abnormalities. Heterozygote females may be unaffected or have a milder phenotype.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Childhood
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Classified as
Disease

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.

Gene

PLS3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function)

ICD-10 codes

M80.5filed under a broader ICD-10 category

Cross-references

MONDO 0018315OMIM 300910UMLS C5190610

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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