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osteogenesis imperfecta
1. Brittle bone disease.
2. A rare hereditary disease in which abnormal connective tissue development leads to fragile bones subject to fracture.
2. A rare hereditary disease in which abnormal connective tissue development leads to fragile bones subject to fracture.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is not one but a group of genetic diseases (Types I and II), all of which affect collagen in connective tissue in the body and all of which result in fragile bones.
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