A six-month-old baby is admitted to the hospital with a broken bone. This is the third fracture in the otherwise healthy child. The parents are arrested on charges of child abuse. The defense lawyer gets the charges dropped after the results of genetic tests indicate which of the following conditions?
A. Anemia
B. Osteogenesis imperfecta
C. Osteoporosis
D. Polydactyly
Answer: B
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