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  2. Hypermobility (joints) - Wikipedia

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    Abnormally shaped ends of one or more bones at a joint or increased angle of the bone such as in coxa valga A mutation in collagen or collagen-related genes (as found in certain types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ) or other connective tissue (as found in Loeys–Dietz syndrome and Marfan syndrome ) resulting in weakened ligaments /ligamentous ...

  3. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva - Wikipedia

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    The protein that causes ossification is normally deactivated by an inhibitory protein after a fetus's bones are formed in the womb, but in patients with FOP, the protein keeps working. Aberrant bone formation in patients with FOP occurs when injured connective tissue or muscle cells at the sites of injury or growth incorrectly express an enzyme ...

  4. Osteogenesis imperfecta - Wikipedia

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    This mutation causes bone deformities, fractures, and delayed tooth eruption. [73] Type XIII – OI caused by a mutation in the bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1) gene on chromosome 8p21.3. [74] This mutation causes recurrent fractures, high bone mass, and hypermobile joints. [75] Type XIV – OI caused by mutations in the TMEM38B gene on ...

  5. Bone remodeling - Wikipedia

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    Bone tissue is removed by osteoclasts, and then new bone tissue is formed by osteoblasts. Both processes utilize cytokine (TGF-β, IGF) signalling.In osteology, bone remodeling or bone metabolism is a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton (a process called bone resorption) and new bone tissue is formed (a process called ossification or new bone formation).

  6. DNA repair - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of DNA damage affects the primary structure of the double helix; that is, the bases themselves are chemically modified. These modifications can in turn disrupt the molecules' regular helical structure by introducing non-native chemical bonds or bulky adducts that do not fit in the standard double helix.

  7. Bone resorption - Wikipedia

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    Bone resorption is resorption of bone tissue, that is, the process by which osteoclasts break down the tissue in bones [1] and release the minerals, resulting in a transfer of calcium from bone tissue to the blood. [2] The osteoclasts are multi-nucleated cells that contain numerous mitochondria and lysosomes. These are the cells responsible for ...

  8. Bone morphogenetic protein - Wikipedia

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    Bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) should not be routinely used in any type of anterior cervical spine fusion, such as with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. [13] There are reports of this therapy causing swelling of soft tissue which in turn can cause life-threatening complications due to difficulty swallowing and pressure on the ...

  9. Protein secondary structure - Wikipedia

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    This means that 2 adjacent residues in the primary structure must form the same hydrogen bonding pattern. If the helix or sheet hydrogen bonding pattern is too short they are designated as T or B, respectively. Other protein secondary structure assignment categories exist (sharp turns, Omega loops, etc.), but they are less frequently used.