Pycnodysostosis is an autosomal recessive skeletal disorder caused by deficiency of cathepsin K in the metabolism of the skeletal system, causing defects in bone resorption and bone remodeling. Pycnodysostosis is characterized by short stature, osteosclerosis, acroosteolysis, separated cranial sutures with open fontanelles, bone fragility, and loss of mandibular angle.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder, Lysosomal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C56 Lysosomal diseases
H00273 Pycnodysostosis