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Our aim is to describe the clinical and radiological features and the new underlying SOST mutation in a patient with sclerosteosis. Case: A 25-year-old female who was referred to the endocrine clinic for suspected excess growth hormone. The patient complained of headaches, progressive blurred vision, hearing disturbances, increased size of feet, proptosis, and protrusion of the chin. She had normal antenatal history except for syndactyly. Images showed diffuse osseous thickening and high bone mineral density. Biochemical and hormonal tests were normal. Due to progressive compressive optic neuropathy, optic nerve fenestration with decompression hemicraniotomy was performed. Sclerosteosis was suspected due to the predominant craniotubular hyperostosis with syndactyly. Using peripheral leucocyte DNA, genomic sequencing of the SOST gene was performed. This identified a novel deletion homozygous mutation in the SOST gene (c.387delG, p.Asp131ThrfsTer116) which disrupts sclerostin function, causing sclerosteosis. 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