Osteogenesis+Imperfecta-Description

The disease osteogenesis imperfecta affects the bones, the term means "imperfect bone fomation". The bones crack and break very easly, people with milder form of the disease have a tint of blue or gray in there eye where the white is orginally. more severe of the disease are more frequent bone fractures that begin before birth and result from little or no trauma.
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"Osteogenesis imperfecta - Genetics Home Reference." //Genetics Home Reference - Your guide to understanding genetic conditions//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. .

Osteogenesi imperfecta has been recognized in an egytian mummy dating back to 1000 B.C. In 1970 Dr. Sillence and his team in Australia developed the system of categorization using "types" they developed types 1-4. In recent years evidence from bone biopsies and other research let to the additionof types 5-8.
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