Clinic Case of Rare Type VI Osteogenesis Imperfecta

• Main Authors: Olga N. Ignatovich (Author), Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova (Author), Tea V. Margieva (Author), Natalia V. Zhurkova (Author), Kirill V. Savostyanov (Author), Alexander V. Pushkov (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteogenesis imperfect is genetically heterogeneous group of diseases which are characterized by bone brittleness and fractures. It was thought for a long time that this is happening due to mutations in collagen genes. However, within past decade the understanding of osteogenesis imperfecta etiology...