Question 1

is osteogenesis imperfecta a form of dwarfism?

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Not true dwarfism: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder in which a person has a mutation in his dna that causes him to have defective connective tissues and/or smaller amounts of connective tissue. His bones are weakened and brittle, so they break more easily. In the severe forms, the bones break so often, from infancy, so that one ends up small. One's shortness is due to multiple fractures.

Question 2

can osteogenesis imperfecta be a type of dwafism?

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Yes: Osteogenesis imperfecta is associated with short stature, so it can be considered a type of dwarfism.

Question 3

is osteogenesis imperfecta a type of the disease dwafism?

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No: Osteogenesis imperfecta deals with fragile bones and increase risk of fractures easily. Now with these fractures children's stature can be shorter but it is not a form frust of dwarfism. Various types exist and will manifest as fractures immediate at birth versus those that can occur later in infancy.

Question 4

could anybody get osteogenesis imperfecta?

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No: It's a genetic disease, u do not get it as in infection.

Question 5

does a karyotype show osteogenesis imperfecta?

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No: A karyotype is useful for detecting chromosomal abnormalities where the number of actual chromosomes is abnormal (e.g., Down syndrome or turner syndrome) or a large defect in a chromosome (like a duplication or translocation).  Oi is caused by small mutations in a number of possible genes.  There are some prenatal tests available for oi.

Question 6

what are the signs of osteogenesis imperfecta type 1?

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Blue sclera: i.e the whites of the eyes have a blue tinge, and frequent fractures.

Question 7

what type of inheritance for osteogenesis imperfecta?

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Autosomal dominant: Which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the condition. 
And less comnnly autosomal recessive type of inhertance which means two copies of the gene in each cell are altered. The parents of a child with an autosomal recessive disorder typically are not affected, but each carry one copy of the altered gene.

Question 8

what is the medical definition of osteogenesis imperfecta?

Accepted Answer

See below: Osteogenesis imperfecta (oi) is a congenital disease that is present at birth. It is commonly caused by genetic defect in type 1 collagen, a building block of bone. There are various defects that can affect this gene. The severity of OI depends on the specific defect in the gene. OI is an autosomal dominant disease.

Question 9

which organ systems are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta?

Accepted Answer

Collagen formation: Oi refers to a group of individual genetic errors, which are associated with a variety of collagen formation.  Collagen is the mechanical foundation of body structure. Since the structure of bone depends on the mineralization of a complex called osteoid which is based on collagen, skeletal abnormalities, including deformity and fragility, are one of the most distressing characteristics of oi.

Question 10

what is the  inheritance pattern for osteogenesis imperfecta?

Accepted Answer

Autosomal dominant.: Autosomal dominant mutations in col1a1/col1a2 genes account for 90% of osteogenesis imperfecta cases.

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