Molecular and Mesoscale Mechanisms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Disease in Collagen Fibrils

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder in collagen characterized by mechanically weakened tendon, fragile bones, skeletal deformities, and in severe cases, prenatal death. Although many studies have attempted to associate specific mutation types with phenotypic severity, the molecular an...

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Main Authors: Gautieri, Alfonso, Vesentini, Simone, Redaelli, Alberto, Uzel, Sebastien Guy Marcel, Buehler, Markus J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Computational Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96356
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-3789
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659

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