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Osteogenesis imperfecta in a male holstein calf associated with a possible oligogenic origin.
The veterinary quarterly - 1 Dec 2020
Zhang Xuying, Hirschfeld Marc, Beck Julia, Kupke Alexandra, Köhler Kernt, Schütz Ekkehard, Brenig Bertram
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Background: Neuromusculoskeletal anomalies generally in combination with severe clinical symptoms, comprise a heterogeneous group of fairly common and mostly fatal disorders in man and animals. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, causes bone fragility and deformity. Prominent extra-skeletal accessory manifestations of OI comprise blue/gray sclerae, hearing impairment, lung...
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