Meta Description: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a osteogenic pediatric disorder in children which can be otherwise called brittle bone disease. Deficiency or lack of collagen is the main reason for this osteogenic disorder. Diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta is based on the clinical findings and it can be confirmed by DNA or collagen testing.
Pediatric medicine is playing vital role in the treatment of this disorder in children.
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a osteogenic pediatric disorder in children which can be otherwise called Lobstein syndrome or brittle bone disease. Children with osteogenesis imperfecta will generally born with defective connective tissue. Deficiency or lack of collagen is the main reason for this osteogenic disorder. Mutations in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes will lead to osteogenesis imperfecta in most of the cases.
It is a very disorder and estimated to be one among twenty thousand. Diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta is based on the clinical findings and it can be confirmed by DNA or collagen testing. There is no cure for osteogenesis imperfecta.
Pediatric medicine is playing vital role in the treatment of this disorder in children.
There is a lot of
pediatric medicines available outside but the medicines which will aimed at increasing overall bone strength, which will help to prevent different types of bone fractures and maintains morbidity are preferable in this case of osteogenesis imperfecta in children.