Oral proline tolerance in osteogenesis imperfecta.
Studies were carried out to test the hypothesis that a disturbance in proline or hydroxyproline metabolism, or both, is associated with defective collagen formation in osteogenesis imperfecta, a generalized disorder of connective tissue. Oral tolerance for proline in affected patients was lower than in comparable controls.
D003094:Collagen; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta; D011392:Proline
D003094:Collagen; D011392:Proline
OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA/nutrition and diet; PROLINE/nutrition and diet