Research Article
The Mode of Inheritance of Scheuermann’s Disease
Table 3
Distribution of relatives of probands with Scheuermann’s disease depending on a kyphosis degree.
| Relation degree |
Total | Relatives with kyphosis (degrees) | 25–45 | 45–65 | >65 | | % | | % | | % |
| I–III | 78 (100%) | 41 | 52 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 8 | I | 41 (153%) | 21 | 51 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 5 | II | 23 (29%) | 14 | 61 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 13 | III | 14 (18%) | 6 | 43 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 7 |
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