Novel homozygous variant in BMP1 associated with a rare osteogenesis imperfecta phenotype
Choksi I, Cox A, Robinson C, Bale A, Carpenter T. Novel homozygous variant in BMP1 associated with a rare osteogenesis imperfecta phenotype. Osteoporosis International 2021, 32: 1239-1244. PMID: 33624138, DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05838-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebral compression fracturesNovel homozygous variantOsteogenesis imperfectaMultiple vertebral compression fracturesZ-scoreHomozygous variantBilateral tibial fracturesLumbar spine BMDTotal hip BMDEffectiveness of bisphosphonatesFemoral neck BMDHeight z-scoreHomozygous missense variantBroad phenotypic spectrumBisphosphonate therapyBP therapySpinal osteopeniaSymptomatic reliefClinical presentationRecurrent fracturesSpine BMDTibial fracturesCompression fracturesHip BMDNeck BMD