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Molecular basis of osteogenesis imperfecta and related disorders of bone.
Clinics in plastic surgery - 1 Jul 1994
Prockop D J, Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G
Abstract excerpt
Recent work has demonstrated that more than 90% of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have mutations in the gene for either the pro alpha 1 (I) chain or the gene for the pro alpha 2 (I) chain of type I procollagen. Three molecular mechanisms have explained the devastating effects of these mutations. In addition, the data provide several general conclusions about mutations in collagen genes. Studies in...
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