- Type I:
- most common type
- autosomal dominant;
- blue sclerae;
- frx during childhood;
- hearing loss;
- Type II:
- very rare
- autosomal recessive;
- blue scelae;
- lethal in perinatal period;
- crumpled long bones;
- flattened vertebrae;
- Type III:
- autosomal recessive;
- white sclerae
- short stature;
- fractures and progressive deformity;
- spinal deformity;
- reference:
Osteogenesis imperfecta type III: Delineation of the phenotype with reference to genetic heterogeneity.
- Type IV:
- autosomal dominant;
- white sclerae
- skeletal fragility;
- no hearing loss;
- moderate growth failure