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Rare coding variants in ALPL are associated with low serum alkaline phosphatase and low bone mineral density.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jan 2012
Nielson Carrie M, Zmuda Joseph M, Carlos Amy S, Wagoner Wendy J, Larson Emily A, Orwoll Eric S, Klein Robert F
Abstract excerpt
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) plays an essential role in the regulation of tissue mineralization, and its activity is highly heritable. Guided by genetic associations discovered in a murine model, we hypothesized a role for rare coding variants in determining serum ALP level and bone mineral density (BMD) in humans. We sequenced the coding regions of the ALP gene (ALPL) in men with low and normal serum ALP activity...
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