Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder in which bones break easily. Sometimes the bones break for no known reason. OI can also cause weak muscles, brittle teeth, a curved spine and hearing loss. The cause is a gene defect that affects how you make collagen, a protein that helps make bones strong. Usually you inherit the faulty gene from a parent. Sometimes, it is due to a mutation, a random gene change.
OI can range from mild to severe and symptoms vary from person to person. A person may have just a few or as many as several hundred fractures in a lifetime. There is no cure, but you can manage symptoms. Treatments include exercise, pain medicine, physical therapy, wheelchairs, braces and surgery.
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation:
oif.org — “Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation:” View full resource at oif.org
Most Recently Shared on March 8, 2010 at 6:46 pm By:
Joel W. Steelman, MD - The Endoguy Pediatrician, Endocrinologist, Physician, Active Health Library, and Doctor
Saw 2nd child with osteogenesis imperfecta (http://tinyurl.com/ydbgqs4) within a week. Cared for 20+ in Nashville. Hope to do same here.
Rheumatology Article | Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Alendronate for the Treatment of Pediatric Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Endocrinology Article | Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Alendronate for the Treatment of Pediatric Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on December 1, 2010 at 10:57 pm By:
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Endocrinology Article | Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Intravenous Pamidronate Treatment Improves Growth in Prepubertal Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patients” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2011 at 2:14 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Endocrinology Article | Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Bone mass, bone markers and prevalence of fractures in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2011 at 5:00 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation: Fast Facts
oif.org — “Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation: Fast Facts” View full resource at oif.org
Most Recently Shared on July 19, 2011 at 2:17 pm By:
Sonya Sloan MD Orthopedic Surgeon, Physician, Doctor, and Surgeon
I think Humpty Dumpty had an orthopedic disease called OI! http://t.co/QjaXBjL #bones
New Gene Discovered For Recessive Form Of Brittle Bone Disease
medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers at the national institutes of health and other institutions have discovered the third in a sequence of genes that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfect” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Rheumatology Medical News about Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Growth Hormone in Combination with Bisphosphonate Treatment in Osteogenesis Imperfecta” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2010 at 9:11 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Pediatrics Medical News about Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Growth Hormone in Combination with Bisphosphonate Treatment in Osteogenesis Imperfecta” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2010 at 4:04 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Growth Hormone in Combination with Bisphosphonate Treatment in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: European Journal of E... http://bit.ly/am7r76 #peds
Rheumatology Article | Bone Density Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Risedronate in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta type I: Increased bone mineral density and decreased bone turnover, but high fracture rate persists” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 12, 2011 at 12:47 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Endocrinology Article | Bone Density Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Risedronate in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta type I: Increased bone mineral density and decreased bone turnover, but high fracture rate persists” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 13, 2011 at 3:10 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta: eMedicine Pediatrics: Genetics and Metabolic Disease
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is disorder of congenital bone fragility caused by mutations in the genes that codify for type I procollagen (ie, COL1A1 and COL1A2). The following 4 types of osteogenesis imperfecta have been reported:1Type ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Medscape Pediatrics Pediatrics and Health Site
Differentiating between child abuse and Osteogenesis Imperfecta can be a challenge. Check out the article at eMedicine http://bit.ly/3jClXz
Rheumatology Medical News about Collagen Cyclophilins Protein Folding Osteogenesis Imperfecta
mdlinx.com — “Lack of cyclophilin B in osteogenesis imperfecta with normal collagen folding” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on February 12, 2010 at 9:10 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Rheum: Lack of cyclophilin B in osteogenesis imperfecta with normal collagen folding: New England Journal of Medicine http://bit.ly/cdzXvg
Family Medicine News & Articles - MDLinx - Osteogenesis Imperfecta on #MDlinx
mdlinx.com — “Family Medicine News & Articles - MDLinx - Osteogenesis Imperfecta on #MDlinx” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on August 25, 2010 at 4:27 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Current and emerging treatments for the management of osteogenesis imperfecta: Therapeutics and Clinica... http://bit.ly/bL8GTP #GM #mdlinx
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