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A patient presenting to your office has mildly short stature, small epiphyses in the long bones, and early onset osteoarthritis. The patient has multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, a disease of type IX collagen. Which of the following processes is likely have to been impaired in this patient?

a. Endochondral ossification
b. Intramembranous ossification
c. Osteoblast differentiation
d. Osteoclast differentiation
e. Type I collagen formation

[ArchivalUser]

E. ty

[ArchivalUser]

A s right. Good one. Thanks for al the Qs >>

[ArchivalUser]

My guts tell me E.. But don't know why?

[ArchivalUser]

AA.......

Thank you for the Sunday afternoon drill

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AA

Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) but i dont know why specifically ...

[ArchivalUser]

long bones are formed with a cartilage framework underneath.. so i chose a
never heard of this disease. but now i do