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[Wnt-beta-catenin signaling in bone metabolism].
Clinical calcium - 1 Jan 2006
Urano Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
The Wnt-beta-catenin signaling pathway is involved in cell proliferation, differentiation and morphogenesis. Recently, mutations of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5 ) gene, a receptor of this signaling, have been described to be associated with both osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome and the high bone mass phenotype. It was found that the loss of function of the LRP5 in both human and...
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