osteogenesis imperfecta
osteochondrodysplasia that has material basis in a deficiency in type-I collagen which results in brittle bones and defective connective tissue
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Summary
osteogenesis imperfecta is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 15,535 Wikipedia views per month (designated intractable rare disease category, ranking #24 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: rare disease[3], class of disease[4]
- Subclass of: osteochondrodysplasia[5]
- Commons category: Osteogenesis imperfecta[6]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4567[7]
- Described by source: The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[8]
- ICD-9-CM: 756.51[9]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26837[10], C99003[11]
- Health specialty: medical genetics[12]
- Genetic association: COL1A1[13]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12347[14], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12347[15], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_666[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[17]
Why It Matters
osteogenesis imperfecta has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]