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Oropharyngeal skeletal disease accompanying high bone mass and novel LRP5 mutation.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 May 2005
Rickels Michael R, Zhang Xiafang, Mumm Steven, Whyte Michael P
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UNLABELLED: Gain-of-function mutation in the gene encoding LRP5 causes high bone mass. A 59-year-old woman carrying a novel LRP5 missense mutation, Arg154Met, manifested skeletal disease affecting her oropharynx as well as dense bones, showing that exuberant LRP5 effects are not always benign. INTRODUCTION: Gain-of-function mutation (Gly171Val) of LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) was discovered in 2002 in...
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