skeleton
• cortical bone consists of areas of normal lamellar bone intermixed with hypercellular, highly vascularized bone, however cortical thickness is normal
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• although heterozygotes do not exhibit fractures, they show reduced bone mechanical strength
• male and female femurs have a 21% and 18% reduction in maximum load, respectively
• male and female femurs have a 32% and 39% reduction in energy to failure, respectively, compared to wild-type
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
osteogenesis imperfecta | DOID:12347 |
OMIM:PS166200 |
J:38013 |