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Early Fracture Healing is Delayed in the Col1a2+/G610C Osteogenesis Imperfecta Murine Model.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Dec 2018
Besio Roberta, Maruelli Silvia, Battaglia Severine, Leoni Laura, Villani Simona, Layrolle Pierre, Rossi Antonio, Trichet Valerie, Forlino Antonella
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare heritable skeletal dysplasia mainly caused by type I collagen abnormalities and characterized by bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Over 85% of the patients carry dominant mutations in the genes encoding for the collagen type I α1 and α2 chains. Failure of bone union and/or presence of hyperplastic callus formation after fracture were described in OI patients....
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