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Osteogenesis Imperfecta |
Brittle bone disease; Ekman-Lobstein disease; Fragilitas ossium; OI; Osteopsathyrosis; Vrolik disease |
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a group of genetic bone disorders. It is one of the brittle bone diseases. People with OI either have less collagen than normal or the quality is poorer than normal. As collagen is an important protein in bone structure, this impairment causes those with the condition to have weak or fragile bones.[1] As a genetic disorder, OI is an autosomal dominant defect. Most people with OI receive it from a parent but it can also be an individual (de novo or "sporadic") muta ...
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation http://www.oif.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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