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Lumbar Scheuermann's disease found in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) caused by a heterozygous mutation in COL1A2 (c.4048G > A): a case report.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 7 Jun 2021
Wang Shiwei, Wang Xiaoli, Teng Xiaochun, Li Songbai, Zhang Hanyi, Shan Zhongyan, Li Yushu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous connective tissue disorder characterized by increased bone fragility and a series of extraskeletal manifestations. Approximately 90 % of OI cases are caused by type I collagen variants encoded by the collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1) or type I alpha 2 (COL1A2) gene. Lumbar Scheuermann's disease is an atypical type of Scheuermann's disease accompanied by...
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