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Osteogenesis imperfecta: clinical diagnosis, nomenclature and severity assessment.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2014
Van Dijk F S, Sillence D O
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the genetic heterogeneity in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), proposed in 1979 by Sillence et al., has been confirmed with molecular genetic studies. At present, 17 genetic causes of OI and closely related disorders have been identified and it is expected that more will follow. Unlike most reviews that have been published in the last decade on the genetic causes and biochemical processes leading to OI,...
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