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Osteogenesis Imperfecta eMedicine

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Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/947588-overview

Description: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is disorder with congenital bone fragility, caused by mutations in the genes that codify for type I procollagen (ie, COL1A1 and COL1A2).
The following 4 types of OI have been reported:
* Type I - Mild forms
* Type II - Extremely severe
* Type III - Severe
* Type IV - Undefined
Horacio Plotkin, MD, FAAP, Mandar A Pattekar, MD, MS, & Alexander A Cacciarelli, MD, FACR Updated: May 8, 2008

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Plotkin et al
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Language: English

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