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Nampoothiri S et al. - Carbonic anhydrase II deficiency is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterised by a triad of osteopetrosis, renal tubular acidosis and cerebral calcifications. A 12-year-old boy with classical features of CA II deficiency is reported who was found to be homozygous for the mutation in CA II gene and parents were heterozygous for the same mutation.T

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Sheela Nampoothiri , 07/08/09

Carbonic anhydrase II deficiency is extremely rare but this diagnosis should be entertained in the diffential diagnosis when we encounter a child who is presenting with oseopetrosis as the prognosis and management are different

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