" /> Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine;

Symbol : OPLL;

CISMeF acronym : OPLL;

Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;

Description : Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) can cause spinal-cord compression (Ono et al., 1977; Tsuyama, 1984). Patients with OPLL frequently present with a severe myelopathy that can lead to tetraparesis. X-ray examination detects OPLL in 0.7 to 2.0% of adult outpatients with cervical disorders (Firooznia et al., 1982); the observed incidence increases to 3.7% in patients over 50 years of age (Ohtsuka et al., 1987).;

Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;

Prefixed ID : %602475;

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11/06/2025


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