Overview of next generation, high-throughput molecular genetic methods -- Neurofibromin in skeletal development -- Molecular genetics of congenital multiple large joint dislocation -- DMP-1 in postnatal bone development -- The genetic architecture of idiopathic scoliosis -- Insights into the genetics of clubfoot -- Classification and etiologic dissection of vertebral segmentation anomalies -- Genetic and environmental interaction in malformation of the vertebral column -- Somatic mutations in overgrowth syndromes -- Index.