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Studies of type I collagen in osteogenesis imperfecta.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 1990
Edwards M J, Graham J M
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We used the results of skin fibroblast type I collagen analysis to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and genetic counseling for six patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. The fibroblasts of two patients with osteogenesis imperfecta type I synthesized a reduced quantity of qualitatively normal type I procollagen. Another patient with osteogenesis imperfecta type I had two populations of type I collagen molecules,...
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