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OI Issues: Genetics

Internet URL

http://www.oif.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Genetics  External Link

Sponsoring Agency

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.

Description

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is the result of a mutation in one of the two genes that carry instructions for making type 1 collagen (the major protein in bone and skin).

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Review Date

4/24/2007