Bone collagen: new clues to its mineralization mechanism from recessive osteogenesis imperfecta.

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Until 2006 the only mutations known to cause osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) were in the two genes coding for type I collagen chains. These dominant mutations affecting the expression or primary sequence of collagen α1(I) and α2(I) chains account for over 90% of OI cases. Since then a growing list of mutant genes causing the 5-10% of recessive cases has rapidly emerged. They include CRTAP, LEPRE1, and PPIB, which...

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