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Nmp4/CIZ closes the parathyroid hormone anabolic window.
Critical reviews in eukaryotic gene expression - 1 Jan 2012
Bidwell Joseph P, Childress Paul, Alvarez Marta B, Hood Mark, He Yongzheng, Pavalko Fredrick M, Kacena Melissa A, Yang Feng-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Chronic degenerative diseases are increasing with the aging U.S. population. One consequence of this phenomenon is the need for long-term osteoporosis therapies. Parathyroid hormone (PTH), the only FDA-approved treatment that adds bone to the aged skeleton, loses its potency within two years of initial treatment but the mechanism regulating its limited "anabolic window" is unknown. We have discovered that...
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