Osteogenesis imperfecta: People with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have bones that fracture easily, low muscle mass, and joint and ligament laxity. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS) ... more about Osteogenesis imperfecta.
Osteogenesis imperfecta: Weak bones ("brittle bone disease") and loose joints. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Osteogenesis imperfecta is available below.
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Prognosis for Osteogenesis imperfecta: There are four major types of OI ranging in severity from mild to lethal. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)
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People with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have bones that fracture easily, low muscle mass, and joint and ligament laxity. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)
Autosomal dominant COLLAGEN DISEASES resulting from defective biosynthesis of COLLAGEN TYPE I and characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, and easily fractured bones. It may also present with blue sclerae, loose joints, and imperfect dentin formation. There are four major types, I-IV. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Osteogenesis imperfecta is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Osteogenesis imperfecta, or a subtype of Osteogenesis imperfecta,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Osteogenesis imperfecta as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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