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SUBMITTER: Kelley BP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3179293 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kelley Brian P BP Malfait Fransiska F Bonafe Luisa L Baldridge Dustin D Homan Erica E Symoens Sofie S Willaert Andy A Elcioglu Nursel N Van Maldergem Lionel L Verellen-Dumoulin Christine C Gillerot Yves Y Napierala Dobrawa D Krakow Deborah D Beighton Peter P Superti-Furga Andrea A De Paepe Anne A Lee Brendan B
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20110301 3
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder of connective tissue characterized by bone fragility and alteration in synthesis and posttranslational modification of type I collagen. Autosomal dominant OI is caused by mutations in the genes (COL1A1 or COL1A2) encoding the chains of type I collagen. Bruck syndrome is a recessive disorder featuring congenital contractures in addition to bone fragility; Bruck syndrome type 2 is caused by mutations in PLOD2 encoding collagen lysyl hydroxylase, w ...[more]