Interview with Professor Amaka Offiah, University of Sheffield and honorary consultant pediatric radiologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? I work as a professor at the University of Sheffield, employed by the University of Sheffield but I am also an honorary consultant pediatric radiologist at Sheffield Children’s…
Interview with Professor Gerard Pals, biochemist (MSc) and geneticist (PhD) at the VU university hospital in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? I am a biochemist (MSc) and geneticist (PhD). In 1989 I started a diagnostic laboratory for DNA and protein testing of inherited diseases, including OI, at…
Interview with Sofie Hellström, mother of Gabriel, affected by a milder form of OI type 4 Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? My name is Sofie Hellström, I am 31 years old and I was introduced to OI in the summer 2020 when my son was diagnosed with a milder form…
In Norway, one of the most famous court cases is called the Rødseth-case. In 1981 a 19-year-old father was accused of child abuse and causing his baby girl’s death. He was sentenced to 2,5 years in prison because his five months old daughter had bruises and a fractured leg. The Supreme Court reduced the sentence…
