See Also: Brittle bone disease(health)
Big bone disease(health)
Paget disease of bone(encyclopedia)
Recklinghausen's disease of bone(medicine)
disappearing bone disease(medicine)
marble bone disease(medicine)
gorham's vanishing bone disease(medicine)
brittle(dictionary)
brittle(dictionary)
Brittle star(medicine)

Brittle bone disease (health)


Osteogenesis imperfecta, not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which affect collagen, a key component of connective tissue in tissues like bone, tendon and skin. All types of osteogenesis imperfecta result in fragile bones.