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Young student battling Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), which causes bones to break easily
A six-year old from Sudbury, Ont. is sharing what her life is like with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic disorder, affecting 1 in 10,000 individuals. Parita Dholakia, an OI warrior, shares some of major challenges faced by OI patients like her. TheHealthSite.com
DNA Science Today, May 6th, is Wishbone Day, to raise awareness about osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Also known as “brittle bone disease,” OI is a consequence of mutations that disrupt the highly organized structure of collagen, a major component of connective tissues. Collagen accounts for more than half the protein in bone and cartilage, and is also part of skin, ligaments, tendons, and the dentin of teeth. Because OI is due to a deficit of collagen, eating more calcium doesn’t help – the advice given to members of a family I wrote about here. Before many genes behind OI were ident...