Osteogenesis Imperfecta Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Osteogenesis Imperfecta Symptoms
Osteogenesis imperfecta (also know as brittle bone disease) is a disease where the body is unable to create protein (collagen). Osteogenesis imperfecta sometimes called brittle bone disease, causes the body to have brittle bones and where the bones easily fracture.1Symptoms of OI are, hearing loss, bones that fracture easily, weak muscles, short stature, discolored or brittle teeth, loose joints and ligaments, tendency to bruise easily, skeletal deformities of limbs, chest, and skull, respiratory difficulties, excessive sweating, high-pitched voice, constipation, scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and blue sclera (blue color in the whites of the eyes).2
Fast Facts:
- Osteogenesis imperfecta is usually an inherited Disease.3
- About 6 to 7 per 100,000 people are affected worldwide. Types I and IV are the most common form of OI which affects about 4 to 5 of 100,000 people.4
- "Most adults and children with osteogenesis imperfecta lead productive and successful lives."5
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- ↑ eMedTV: Osteogenesis Imperfecta Symptoms
- ↑ University of Washington Medicine: About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- ↑ Osteogenesis Imperfecta Blog: About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- ↑ MaMas Health: More About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kathy
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Symptoms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta, OI Symptoms, Brittle Bone Disease, Brittle Bone Disease symptoms
- Last update: Nov. 21, 2008
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