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Table 1 Overview of OI classification and phenotypes

From: Mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta

Forlino Group

Defect

Sillence Type

Gene Symbol

OMIM #

Mode of Inheritance

Severity

Clinical Characteristics

Group A

Collagen synthesis, structure, or processing

I

COL1A1 or COL1A2

166,200

AD

Mild or non-deforming

Triangular face, minimal bone deformity, tinted sclera, fractures before puberty, hearing loss possible

II

COL1A1 or COL1A2

166,210

AD

Perinatal lethal

Numerous fractures, severe deformity, underdeveloped lungs, collagen improperly formed

III

COL1A1 or COL1A2

259,420

AD

Severe

Fractures present at birth, tinted sclera, triangular face and spinal curvature, loose joints, poorly developed muscles, aberrant collagen, hearing loss, and respiratory problems

IV

COL1A1 or COL1A2

166,220

AD

Moderate

Short stature, fractures occur before puberty, brittle teeth and hearing loss possible, sclera normal in color, barrel shaped rib cage, collagen improperly formed

XIII

SP7/Osterix

614,856

AR

Mild to severe

Joint hyperextensibility

Group B

Collagen modification

VII

CRTAP

610,682

AR

Moderate to severe

Clinically similarly to type IV and II, short stature, short humorous and femur, coxa vara is common

VIII

LEPRE1

610,915

AR

Moderate to severe

Resembles lethal types II and III in appearance and symptom, normal sclera, deficiency of P3HI, skeletal under mineralization, fractures

IX

PPIB

259,440

AR

Moderate to severe

Scoliosis, short lower limbs, blue sclera, bowing of limbs, flattened vertebrae, fractures. Similar to types II or III

XIV

TMEM38B

615,066

AR

Moderate to severe

Multiple fractures, osteopenia, normal dentition, normal sclera, normal hearing

Group C

Collagen chaperones

X

SERPINH1

613,848

AR

Severe

Short limbs, bowing at the thigh, blue sclera, fractures, triangular face, dentinogenesis imperfecta, respiratory distress, bone deforming, multiple fractures, osteopenia

XI

FKBP10

610,968

AR

Moderate to severe

Progressive malformation, bone fractures, joint contractures, and kyphoscoliosis, no dentinogenesis imperfecta

Group D

Mineralization

V

IFITM5

610,967

AD

Moderate

Clinically similarly to type IV, large calluses at sites of fractures, calcification of membrane between radius and ulna

VI

SERPINF1

613,982

AR

Moderate to severe

Clinically similar to type III or IV, alkaline phosphatase activity is slightly elevated

Group E

Osteoblast differentiation

XII

SP7

613,849

AR

Mild to moderate

Bowing of extremities, delayed teeth eruption, poor bone mineralization, hyperextensible joints, low bone density, recurrent fractures, osteoporosis, normal hearing, normal sclera

XV

WNT1

615,220

AR/AD

Moderate to severe

Short stature, low bone density, early onset fractures, vertebral compression and long bone fractures, bluish sclerae, no dentinogenesis imperfecta

XVI

CREB3L1

616,229

AR

Mild to severe

Prenatal onset of fractures, blue sclerae, bone demineralization, hyperextensibility, decreased ossification of the skull

  1. Abbreviations: AD Autosomal dominant, AR Autosomal recessive