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Patients with high-bone-mass phenotype owing to Lrp5-T253I mutation have low plasma levels of serotonin.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2010
Frost Morten, Andersen Tom Erenskjold, Yadav Vijay, Brixen Kim, Karsenty Gerard, Kassem Moustapha
Abstract excerpt
The Lrp5 gene is a major determinant of bone mass accrual. It has been demonstrated recently to achieve this function by hampering the synthesis of gut-derived serotonin, which is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation. In this study we analyzed plasma serotonin levels in patients with a high-bone-mass (HBM) phenotype owing to gain-of-function mutation of Lrp5 (T253I). A total of 9 HBM patients were compared with...
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