Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1965, Qupperneq 107

Dupuytrens Contracture
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SUMMARY
A large number of people affected by Dupuytrens contracture, all
members of the same family in Sandoy, Faroe Islands, in whom the inci-
dence of Dupuytrens contracture suggests an autosomal dominant mode of
inheritance for this condition, is reported.
A brief account of the history, pathology and treatment is given.
ÚRTAK
Sagt verður frá stórum tali av fólki við kropnaðum fingrum —
contractura fasciae palmaris (Dupuytren) — oll í somu ætt í Sandoyar
læknadomi. So sum kropnaðir fingrar koma fyri í hesi ætt, bendir tað á,
at hetta brek hevur eina autosomala, ráðandi (dominanta) arvgongd.
1 stuttum verður sagt frá sbgu og sjúkugongd hjá hesum breki og
viðgerðini.
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Chir. Scand. 93.1.
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