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Can a student have both osteogenesis and arthrogryposis?

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The dual diagnosis of osteogenesis and arthrogryposis is debated. References are also provided to further validate the findings.

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Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder characterized by extreme fragility of bones. It also may include other symptoms that affect the heart and abnormal bleeding, hearing loss and other occurrences, though not all symptoms are present in every patient and the range of related symptoms or findings varies greatly. It is a mutation of one the genes, Type I collagen COL1A1, COL1A2, CRTAP, and LEPRE1 genes resulting in at least eight different types of OI (Benca & Hogan, 2011). Because clinical findings are variable, only genetic testing may reveal which variation a patient has.

Arthrogryposis is a genetic disorder in which severe contractures of the joints are present. It is also a mutation of ...

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