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Two mutations in IFITM5 causing distinct forms of osteogenesis imperfecta.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2014
Guillén-Navarro Encarna, Ballesta-Martínez María Juliana, Valencia María, Bueno Ana María, Martinez-Glez Victor, López-González Vanesa, Burnyte Birute, Utkus Algirdas, Lapunzina Pablo, Ruiz-Perez Victor L
Abstract excerpt
The IFITM5 gene has recently been found to be mutated in patients with autosomal dominant osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type V. This form of OI is characterized by distinctive clinical manifestations, including hyperplastic callus formation at the site of fractures, calcification of the interosseous membrane of the forearm, and dislocation of the head of the radius. Notably, in spite of the fact that a...
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