Conditions / Genetic
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