Osteogenesis imperfecta in Brazilian patients
Abstract Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous genetic disorder characterized by bone fragility and fracture. Mutations in 20 distinct genes can cause OI, and therefore, the genetic diagnosis of OI is frequently difficult to obtain because of the great number of genes that can be related w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2019-08-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000300344&tlng=en |