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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis?

    I'll post the correct answer in a couple of days.

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    J.P.C. Peper, May 10, 2012
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    Gospodin Seki Moderator Staff Member

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    Blue sclera (Osteogenesis imperfecta)
     

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    yeah....agree with Osteogenesis imperfecta
     

    Hasan, May 11, 2012
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    blue sclera seen in osteogenesis imperfecta
     

    madhubhashini, May 11, 2012
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    blue sclera seen in osteogenesis imperfecta
     

    drabdallah_soliman, May 12, 2012
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    Osteogenesis imperfecta type 1, the most common form and is autosomal dominant. Patients have bone fragility due to a disorder in collagen metabolism, blue sclerae and some develop hearing loss.
     

    J.P.C. Peper, May 13, 2012
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