An Unusual Diagnosis of Sporadic Type III Osteogenesis Imperfecta in the First Day of Life

• Main Authors: Shreeja Shikhrakar (Author), Sujit Kumar Mandal (Author), Pradeep Sharma (Author), Sneha Shrestha (Author), Sanket Bhattarai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of rare, permanent genetic bone disorders resulting from the mutations in genes encoding type 1 collagen. It usually is inherited by an autosomal dominant pattern, but it can sometimes occur sporadically. Among the four main types, type III is the most severe...