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Elevated circulating Sclerostin concentrations in individuals with high bone mass, with and without LRP5 mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2014
Gregson Celia L, Poole Kenneth E S, McCloskey Eugene V, Duncan Emma L, Rittweger Jörn, Fraser William D, Smith George Davey, Tobias Jonathan H
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CONTEXT: The role and importance of circulating sclerostin is poorly understood. High bone mass (HBM) caused by activating LRP5 mutations has been reported to be associated with increased plasma sclerostin concentrations; whether the same applies to HBM due to other causes is unknown. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine circulating sclerostin concentrations in HBM. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: In this...
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