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A novel splicing mutation in FKBP10 causing osteogenesis imperfecta with a possible mineralization defect.
Bone - 1 Jan 2012
Venturi Giacomo, Monti Elena, Dalle Carbonare Luca, Corradi Massimiliano, Gandini Alberto, Valenti Maria Teresa, Boner Attilio, Antoniazzi Franco
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of hereditary disorders characterized by bone fragility and osteopenia, with a broad spectrum of clinical severity. The majority of cases are dominantly inherited and due to mutations in type I collagen genes, whereas recessive forms are less frequent and attributable to mutations in different genes involved in collagen I post translational modifications and folding...
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