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Eight mutations including 5 novel ones in the COL1A1 gene in Czech patients with osteogenesis imperfecta.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Sept 2016
Hruskova Lucie, Fijalkowski Igor, Van Hul Wim, Marik Ivo, Mortier Geert, Martasek Pavel, Mazura Ivan
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also called brittle bone disease, is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by decreased bone density. Autosomal dominant forms result from mutations in either the COL1A1 (collagen type I alpha-1 chain) or COL1A2 (collagen type I alpha-2 chain) genes encoding the type I collagen. The aim of this study was to identify mutations and...
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