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Mutations in FKBP10 can cause a severe form of isolated Osteogenesis imperfecta.
BMC medical genetics - 22 Nov 2011
Steinlein Ortrud K, Aichinger Eric, Trucks Holger, Sander Thomas
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the FKBP10 gene were first described in patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta type III. Two follow up reports found FKBP10 mutations to be associated with Bruck syndrome type 1, a rare disorder characterized by congenital contractures and bone fragility. This raised the question if the patients in the first report indeed had isolated Osteogenesis imperfecta or if Bruck syndrome would have...
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