Review Article

The Epidemiology and Demographics of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Table 7

Familial and genetic studies of SCFE.

StudyYearType of seriesNumber of cases% familial incidencePostulated inheritanceHLA Phenotype

Thrap-Meyer [64]1940Case reportFather and son
Irwin [65]1946Case reportFather and 2 twin sons
Smith [66]1955Case report2 brothers
Wilson et al. [67]1965Case series12 of 240 cases5%
Rennie [68]1967Case reports12 children, 8 different families7%Recessive with low penetrance
Ochsner et al. [69]1977Case report10 members of one familyAutosomal dominant with variable penetrance
Gorin [70]1977Case reportIdentical twins
Rennie [71] 1982Retrospective review 21414.5%Autosomal dominant with variable penetrance
18.8% for osteoarthritis
Hägglund et al. [72]1986Consecutive case series50 (40 families)8.1% in 1st degree relatives
Hägglund and Hansson [73]1986Case report, 3 generations3 cases, 1 familyAutosomal dominant with variable penetrance
Gajraj [74]1986Case report, identical twins1 family, identical twinsA11, B12
Mullaji et al. [75]1993HLA testing of SCFE patients30 patientsB27 in 20%, > than in controls
Montskó and de Jonge [76]1995Case report1 family father and 5 siblings (3 M, 2 F)
Moreira et al. [77]1998Case report1 family, 4 casesAutosomal dominant
Diwan et al. [78]1998Case report1 family, 2 generations
Bednarz and Stanitski [79] 1998 Case report Identical twinsTwin 1: A2, 26, B51, 60, Bw4/6
Twin 2:A2,24, B51/60, Bw4/6
Allen and Calvert [80]1990Case reportIdentical twinsA2, B12
Günal and Ateş [81]1997Case series6 patientsDR4 common to all; no other common phenotypes
Wong-Chung et al. [82]2000Random case series7 cases, 6 M, 1 F2 were brothersNo common phenotypes
Siemon et al. [83]2001Case reportIdentical twins2 brothersA2
Loder et al. [84]2005Case series9 cases—Amish39%
Sebastianowicz et al. [85]2005Case reportIdentical twins2 brothers
Flores et al. [86]2006Case reportIdentical twinsA2, 23 (9), B44 (12), 38 (16) Bw4 Cw4, 12 DR103, DQ5 (1)
Lim et al. [87]2007Case reportTwo brothersMultifactorial