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COL1A1 and COL1A2 sequencing results in cohort of patients undergoing evaluation for potential child abuse.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2016
Zarate Yuri A, Clingenpeel Rachel, Sellars Elizabeth A, Tang Xinyu, Kaylor Julie A, Bosanko Katherine, Linam Leann E, Byers Peter H
Abstract excerpt
Child abuse is a major public health concern that can explain a proportion of fractures in children. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the most common inherited syndrome that predisposes to skeletal fractures. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from clinical, laboratory, and radiographic information from children evaluated for child abuse in which molecular testing for COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes was...
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