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Hip Dysplasia in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Association With Collagen Type I C-Propeptide Mutations.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics - 1 Jan 2000
Kishta Waleed, Abduljabbar Fahad H, Gdalevitch Marie, Rauch Frank, Hamdy Reggie, Fassier François
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable skeletal disorder characterized by bone fragility and short stature that is usually due to mutations in 1 of the 2 genes that code for collagen type I α-chains. The association between hip dysplasia and OI has not been systematically investigated. In this single-center study, we retrospectively reviewed all cases of OI associated with hip dysplasia to...
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