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Osteogenesis imperfecta

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 3, Article number: 17053 (2017) Cite this article

Osteogenesis imperfecta — also known as brittle bone disease — is a phenotypically and genotypically heterogeneous group of inherited bone dysplasias. This PrimeView illustrates the key mechanisms involved.

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Osteogenesis imperfecta. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17053 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.53

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