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Report of a newly indentified patient with mutations in BMP1 and underlying pathogenetic aspects.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2014
Valencia María, Caparrós-Martin Jose A, Sirerol-Piquer María Salomé, García-Verdugo José Manuel, Martínez-Glez Víctor, Lapunzina Pablo, Temtamy Samia, Aglan Mona, Lund Allan M, Nikkels Peter G J, Ruiz-Perez Victor L, Ostergaard Elsebet
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic condition characterized by bone fragility and recurrent fractures, which in the large majority of patients are caused by defects in the production of type I collagen. Mutations in the gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1, also known as procollagen C-endopeptidase) have been associated with osteogenesis imperfecta in two sib pairs. In this report, we describe an...
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