Osteogenesis_imperfecta_Droese

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a dominant genetic disorder carried on the 17th Chromosome. It canbe passed on by parents, but sometimes it is a genetic mutation. There are medicines to strengthen the bones of those affected, and there are pain medicines, but there is no total cure. There are 4 major stages, and three substages. In stage one, the most mild stage, those affected can live a normal life span. In stage 2, most of the people who have it die within the first year of life. Stage 3 affected usually become wheelchair bound shortly into their lives. Stage 4 has 3 substages, and all of which are very mild, and people who have that stage can live fairly normal lives, though they are much shorter, and the whites of their eyes are usually tinted blue.

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