Article
[Osteoporosis in congenital disorders].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 1994
Tsuda M, Sakiyama T
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the most prevalent osteoporosis syndrome in childhood and is characterized by fractures and skeletal deformities. In almost all individuals, OI results from mutations in one of the two genes (COL1A1 and COL1A2) that encode the chains of type I collagen. OI can be d...
Topics
- Collagen
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteoporosis
