Disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which causes muscle degeneration, and osteogenica imperfecta, known as brittle bone disease, have been flagged as potential beneficiaries. (newscientist.com)
They say that this is the start of what needs to be an entire shift in focus for studying the cause of brittle bone diseases like osteoporosis, and bone pathologies in general. (frogheart.ca)
An X-ray image shows steel rods implanted in the femur (or leg bone) of a patient with brittle bone disease. (sciencedaily.com)