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OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("osteogenesis imperfecta" is a kind of...):

autosomal dominant disease; autosomal dominant disorder (a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome)

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Mutations in this gene are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, idiopathic osteoporosis, and atypical Marfan syndrome.

(Collagen I (Alpha 2), NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A type of osteogenesis imperfecta characterized by bone fractures, bone deformities, short stature, poor muscle development, barrel-shaped chest, and triangular face.

(Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III, NCI Thesaurus)