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Somatic cell mosaicism: another source of phenotypic heterogeneity in nuclear families with osteogenesis imperfecta.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Jan 1993
Constantinou-Deltas C D, Ladda R L, Prockop D J
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the genes coding for the pro alpha 1 and pro alpha 2 chains of type I procollagen have been found in many patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a heritable disorder of connective tissue. The severity of the disease varies between families and even among members of the same family. This phenotypic variability covers a spectrum extending from very mild forms that cannot be easily detected to...
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