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Type V osteogenesis imperfecta: a new form of brittle bone disease.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Sept 2000
Glorieux F H, Rauch F, Plotkin H, Ward L, Travers R, Roughley P, Lalic L, Glorieux D F, Fassier F, Bishop N J
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is commonly subdivided into four clinical types. Among these, OI type IV clearly represents a heterogeneous group of disorders. Here we describe 7 OI patients (3 girls), who would typically be classified as having OI type IV but who can be distinguished from other type IV patients. We propose to call this disease entity OI type V. These children had a history of moderate to severe...
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