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Is Osteopetrosis contagious?

Is Osteopetrosis transmitted from person to person? Is Osteopetrosis contagious? What are the routes of contagion? People with experience in Osteopetrosis help solve this question.

Is Osteopetrosis contagious?
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Nope it is no contagious.
Posted Jul 26, 2017 by Chuck 2001
No it is not contagious
Posted Jul 30, 2017 by Karen 1160
No. It is a hereditary disease.
Posted Sep 9, 2017 by lorirdavis 1452
It is not contagious
Posted Sep 28, 2017 by Mary 2550

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