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ossific

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ossific /os·sif·ic/ (ŏ-sif´ik) forming or becoming bone.
os·sif·ic (-sfk)
adj.
Of, forming, or developing into bone.

ossific
forming or becoming bone.

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Q. is their any way to cure osteogenesis imperfecta my son has this bone disorder and can;t stand to see him cry thank you for any help

A. as far as i know- OI is a genetic problem. today there is no cure to genetic problems. there is a big research on gene therapy but there's a long long road before we will see any result..sorry... but there are several treatments that can ease your son's pain, here is a wonderful site that stores a vast amount of information about IO, including recent studies and researches:
http://www.oif.org/site/PageServer

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