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Role of genetic background in determining phenotypic severity throughout postnatal development and at peak bone mass in Col1a2 deficient mice (oim).
Bone - 1 Apr 2008
Carleton Stephanie M, McBride Daniel J, Carson William L, Huntington Carolyn E, Twenter Kristin L, Rolwes Kristin M, Winkelmann Christopher T, Morris J Steve, Taylor Jeremy F, Phillips Charlotte L
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease characterized by extreme bone fragility. Although fracture numbers tend to decrease post-puberty, OI patients can exhibit significant variation in clinical outcome, even among related individuals harboring the same mutation. OI most frequently results from mutations in type I collagen genes, yet how genetic background impacts...
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