New OI-causing gene (KDELR2) detected
By Dr. Oliver Semler, Paediatrician, OIFE Medical Advisory Board (MAB) A new OI-gene has been detected by a European group of researchers from Germany, UK, The Netherlands and Spain. The new type of OI is inherited in a recessive way. In most individuals with Osteogenesis imperfecta, the disease is inherited in a dominant way and…