Genetic factors in bone disorders:osteogenesis imperfecta, juvenile osteoporosis and stress fractures

Abstract Genetic factors and their resulting phenotypes were evaluated in three different bone disorders: osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), juvenile idiopathic osteoporosis (JIO), and stress fractures. The spectrum of the OI phenotypes caused by mutations in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes is well defined...

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Main Author: Hartikka, H. (Heini)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2005
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:951427718X
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