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What to do if i have type 1 osteogenesis imperfecta? what is this?

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Dr. Richard Roberts answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Sounds like you may: not have it. It is a collagen disorder which causes "brittle bones". The diagnosis is made by a very difficult collagen analysis which takes about 2 months, usually at Dr. Peter Buyer's lab at the U.of Washington. It may be passed from generation to generation. Characterized by multiple fractures from trivial forces. Very variable--one sib may have 20 fractures, and another may have none.

Answered 8/16/2015

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