Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type VI: A Form of Brittle Bone Disease with a Mineralization Defect

H. Glorieux, Francis; M. Ward, Leanne; Rauch, Frank; Lalic, Ljiljana; J. Roughley, Peter; Travers, Rose

doi:10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.1.30

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type VI: A Form of Brittle Bone Disease with a Mineralization Defect

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Authors:

Francis H. Glorieux

Leanne M. Ward

Frank Rauch

Abstract

Abstract Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable disease of bone in which the hallmark is bone fragility. Usually, the disorder is divided into four groups on clinical grounds. We previously described a group of patients initially classified with OI type IV who had a discrete phenotype including...

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