A family with recessive osteogenesis imperfecta has been reported to have a mutation in the TMEM38B gene on chromosome 9. This gene encodes TRIC-B, a component of TRIC, a monovalent cation-specific channel involved in calcium release from intracellular stores.
Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969. An accomplished test pilot, Armstrong also flew on the Gemini 8 mission in 1966. He retired from NASA in 1971 and remained active in the aerospace community, although he chose to keep mostly out of the public spotlight.
1 Armstrong was the pilot of the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966. 2  He performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space (Gemini 8 docked with a previously launched Agena rocket). 3  After his time as an astronaut, Armstrong was Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics at NASA Headquarters.