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Identification of a novel tandem duplication in exon 1 of the TNFRSF11A gene in two unrelated patients with familial expansile osteolysis.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Feb 2003
Johnson-Pais Teresa L, Singer Frederick R, Bone Henry G, McMurray Cynthia T, Hansen Marc F, Leach Robin J
Abstract excerpt
Familial expansile osteolysis (FEO) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by striking focal expansile osteolytic bone lesions and generalized osteopenia, often accompanied by characteristic early hearing loss and dental disease. The TNFRSF11A gene encodes the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (RANK), which has been demonstrated to be essential in bone remodeling and osteoclast...
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