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Mutation analysis of coding sequences for type I procollagen in individuals with low bone density.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jun 1994
Spotila L D, Colige A, Sereda L, Constantinou-Deltas C D, Whyte M P, Riggs B L, Shaker J L, Spector T D, Hume E, Olsen N
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in one of the two genes encoding type I procollagen (COL1A1 and COL1A2) are frequently the cause of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder characterized by brittle bones. Here we tested whether patients with low bone density also have mutations in these genes. The 26 patients studied had no apparent metabolic bone disease, but most had a positive family history of osteopenia or osteoporosis. Although...
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