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A novel mild variant of osteogenesis imperfecta type I caused by a Gly1088Glu mutation in COL1A1.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jun 2014
Xia Xin-Yi, Li Wei-Wei, Li Na, Wu Qiu-Yue, Cui Ying-Xia, Li Xiao-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, characterized by multiplicative osteopsathyrosis, blue sclera, dentinogenesis imperfecta and mild audition, is a rare inherited connective tissue disease. There are seven types of OI, I to VII, among which type I-IV are relatively common and associated with type I collagen. Defects in type I collagen synthesis or structure are responsible for the...
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