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Collagen affected in Osteogenesislmperfecta

A
Type I
B
Type II
C
Type III
D
Type IV
High-Yield Explanation
Ans, is 'a' i.e., Type I o Osteogenesis imperfecta also known as brittle bone disease, or "Labstein syndrome" is a congenital bone disorder.o People with OI are bom with defective connective tissue, or without the ability to make it, usually because of a deficiency of Type-1 collagen.o This deficiency arises from an amino acid substitution of glycine to bulkier amino acids in the collagen triple helix structure.

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