When Was Osteopetrosis Discovered?

Osteopetrosis was first identified by radiologist Albers-Schonberg in 1904.

Who found osteopetrosis?

Human osteopetrosis was first described by Albers-Schönberg in 1904 [2]. Osteopetrosis (osteo: bone and petros: stone) regroups a set of rare, heterogeneous, and inherited bone diseases characterized by increased bone mass. Osteopetrosis is therefore an osteocondensing disease.

Is osteopetrosis a disease?

Osteopetrosis is a bone disease that makes bones abnormally dense and prone to breakage (fracture). Researchers have described several major types of osteopetrosis, which are usually distinguished by their pattern of inheritance: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked.