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osteogenesis imperfecta type 2

info · Genetic · ICD-10: Q78.0

An osteogenesis imperfecta that is characterized by bone fragility and perinatal lethality and has_material_basis_in dominantly inherited mutations in the COL1A1 gene on chromosome 17q21.33 or the COL1A2 gene on chromosome 7q21.3.

Signs and symptoms

  • Thoracic hypoplasia
  • Bell-shaped thorax
  • Absent ossification of calvaria
  • Limb undergrowth
  • Multiple rib fractures
  • Crumpled long bones
  • Thin ribs
  • Multiple prenatal fractures
  • Tibial bowing
  • Nonimmune hydrops fetalis

Also known as: OI2; Vrolik type of osteogenesis imperfecta; osteogenesis imperfecta type II; perinatal lethal osteogenesis imperfecta congenita