Purpose: Recurrence of lethal osteogenesis imperfecta in families results from either dominant (parental mosaicism) or recessive inheritance. The proportion of these two mechanisms is not known, and ...
Osteogenesis imperfecta - commonly known as brittle bone disease - is a rare inherited disease that can present as trauma fractures in babies and children Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare genetic ...
The mainstay of treatment is orthopedic management along with physiotherapy. 4 Bisphosphonates are being evaluated for efficacy and clinical trials have shown improvement at least in bone mineral ...
As yet, medical science has been unable to pinpoint the exact cause of this debilitating condition. It is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, but autosomal recessive and non-hereditary ...
What Is Brittle Bone Disease? Brittle bone disease, also called osteogenesis imperfecta, is a genetic connective tissue disorder that is preset at birth and lasts for life. It causes fragile bones ...