01.07.2015 | editorial
Osteogenesis imperfecta: from bench to bedside
Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 13-14/2015
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of rare, inherited disorders with genetic and clinical diversities. With a prevalence of 1:10,000–1:20,000, OI is considered as an “orphan disease.” OI is caused by quantitative or qualitative defects in collagen type 1 or by proteins interacting with collagen type 1. Changes in the amount or in the structure of collagen type 1 result in high bone fragility. Therefore, OI is also known as brittle bone disease. …Anzeige