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Genetic evidence of serum phosphate-independent functions of FGF-23 on bone.
PLoS genetics - 8 Aug 2008
Sitara Despina, Kim Somi, Razzaque Mohammed S, Bergwitz Clemens, Taguchi Takashi, Schüler Christiane, Erben Reinhold G, Lanske Beate
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Maintenance of physiologic phosphate balance is of crucial biological importance, as it is fundamental to cellular function, energy metabolism, and skeletal mineralization. Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is a master regulator of phosphate homeostasis, but the molecular mechanism of such regulation is not yet completely understood. Targeted disruption of the Fgf-23 gene in mice (Fgf-23-/-) elicits...
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